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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2008
David E. Langworthy, Kirkland, WA (US);
John L. Hamby, Seattle, WA (US);
Bradford H. Lovering, Seattle, WA (US);
Donald F. Box, Yarrowpoint, WA (US);
David E. Langworthy, Kirkland, WA (US);
John L. Hamby, Seattle, WA (US);
Bradford H. Lovering, Seattle, WA (US);
Donald F. Box, Yarrowpoint, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of tree-based directed graph programming structures for a declarative programming language are provided. In various embodiments, complex graph structured data, referred to as 'DGraphs' herein in one non-limiting implementation, is authored using a compact, human friendly syntax without the use of explicit identifiers. In one non-limiting aspect, the syntax includes support for conformance relationships, also referred to as factored relationships. In another non-limiting aspect, the semistructured graph data is a tree-based representation and the syntax includes lexical resolution of references or lexical scoping, and/or non local initialization.