Dynamic graphical UML views from formal B specifications

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 154-169

  Idani, Akram ^a   Ledru, Yves ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Formal specifications; Information systems; Integrated methods; UML

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; FORMAL LANGUAGES; INFORMATION THEORY; INTEGRATION; SET THEORY;

FORMAL SPECIFICATIONS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTEGRATED METHODS; UML;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES;

EID: 33144464635     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2005.03.008     Document Type: Article

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