Abstract
Data types are essential for specifications because they provide a notation for defining data structures used in specifications. From this chapter, through Chapter 13, we introduce all the data types available in SOFL. Data types are divided into two categories: built-in types and user-defined types. The built-in types are further divided into basic types and compound types. The compound types include set types, sequence types, composite types, map types, product types, and union types. The user-defined types are the types that can be defined by the specification writers for constructing well-structured, maintainable, and reusable specifications. The user-defined type is known as class. At the end of each chapter, examples are given to show how the introduced types are used to define data structures for process specifications.
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