Eighth ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking, and Parallel/Distributed Computing (SNPD 2007)
A Formal Testing Framework for UML Statecharts
Haier International Training Center, Qingdao, China
July 30-August 01
ISBN: 0-7695-2909-7
This paper introduces a method of formalizing syntax and semantics of UML statecharts with Z. According to this precise semantics, UML statecharts are transformed into FREE (Flattened Regular Expression) state models. Proper testing pre-orders and equivalences are introduced which allow to equate/distinguish systems on the basis of their interaction with the surrounding environment, abstracting from their internal structure. The formal testing framework for UML Statecharts is express with Z.
Index Terms:
UML, Z, software testing, FREE state model.
Citation:
Xuede Zhan, "A Formal Testing Framework for UML Statecharts," snpd, vol. 3, pp.882-887, Eighth ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking, and Parallel/Distributed Computing (SNPD 2007), 2007