Applying static analysis for automated extraction of database interactions in web applications

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 160-175

  Ngo, Minh Ngoc ^a   Tan, Hee Beng Kuan ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Automated extraction; Database interactions; Slicing; Symbolic execution; Web applications

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; STATIC ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATED EXTRACTION; DATABASE INTERACTIONS; SYMBOLIC EXECUTION;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 37249052689     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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