1、What is it?
An abstract data type is a set of objects together with a set of operations.
抽象数据类型是带有一组操作的一组对象的集合。
ADTS=objects+operations
2、How to define?
ADT Name
Describe of data;
Operations;
End ADT
Operations description: Name(parameter list)
Input: data used to input
Output: data used to output
Pre-condition: if the condiont my not be satisfied, the operation may not be correct Post-condition: The status after the operation be executed
3、Example
ADT Bigint
Data
n: 0..2^54-1
Operations: addone
Pre-condition: n+1<2^54;
Post-condition: n=n+1; subone
Pre-condition: n>0;
Post-condition: n=n-1; mult(x,y)
Input: (x:Bigint);
Output: (y:Bigint);
Pre-condition: n*x.n<2^54;
Post-condition: y.n=n*x.n;
End ADT