An experimental string processing extension to Pascal

Graduation date: 1980The need for and problems related to string processing are\ud discussed and a definition of the term "string" is derived. A\ud brief review of some existing string processing systems leads\ud to the presentation of a design for a string processing extension\ud to the programming language Pascal. A rationale for the design,\ud which is based upon a linear list structure, is included with the\ud design presentation as comments and narrative. Several examples\ud of the use of the extension are provided, including demonstrations\ud of how some of the more complex facilities can be developed using\ud the primitive elements of the extension. Narrative comparisons\ud of the proposed extension with two popular existing string\ud processors are provided