Re: Translating OO program to procedural program

"moop" <samhng@gmail.com> writes:


> I am working on a project translates OO programs to procedural
> programs, such as translating C++ to C and the like.
>
> My approach is just to rename the methods with the instance name so
> that they can be placed in a single source file and then be compiled
> later by the procedural lang compiler.


This will, at best, give you static method calls, but to handle
dynamic method calls, you need something more. I suggest you look in
a compiler textbook to see how OO languages are compiled and use the
methods presented there. Not all compiler textbooks describe OO, so
look before you buy. Andrew Appel's "Modern Compiler Implementation
in {C | Java | ML}" has a section on OO that should be sufficient for
your needs.


Torben

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