TI Implementing State Machines in Smalltalk 

AU Trevor P. Hopkins 

LT UMCS-93-3-1 

OR UMCS 

AV ftp ftp.cs.man.ac.uk:pubTRUMCS-93-3-1.ps.Z 

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http:www.cs.man.ac.ukcsonlycstechrepAbstractsUMCS-93-3-1.html 

AV email techreports@cs.man.ac.uk 

MN March 

YR 1993 

AB Implementing software solutions using finite state machines
(FSMs) is a useful technique in many application areas, including
compiler implementation and network protocols.  This report
examines possible implementation techniques for FSMs in the
Smalltalk object-oriented system, and identifies techniques which
best support the goals of generality, flexibility and software
reuse.