JPH06230951A - Program development supporting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To minimize the tasks unnecessary for program development in application of a library and to improve the program developing efficiency by calling the information on the argument out of the function stored in the library and producing a set of arguments to be given to the function. CONSTITUTION:In an acquiring step, the function data supplied from an input means 1 are acquired. In a retrieving step, the function showing the function data acquired in preceding data acquiring step is retrieved out of a library 4 by a function retrieving means. In an argument set producing step, the information on the argument set received finally from a learning contents storage area 5 is read out by the function table number acquired in the function retreiving step and then outputs the information to an output means 7. In a user selecting B step, a user decides whether the output argument is identical with the one to be used or not. If so, the argument is decided. If not, the argument set producing step is carried out again.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a program development support device, and more particularly to a programming support device utilizing a library.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Before describing the prior art, a brief explanation of terms used in this specification will be given. The function is a part of the program. The argument is the data given to the function by the user of the function in order to realize the function of the function. The library is a set of functions, but here also includes a table for indicating the position of a function other than the function itself and a data group that can be set as an argument that can be set in the function. Further, the storage device shown here may be an internal storage device provided inside or an external storage device provided outside, and there is no inconvenience in processing even if these are not distinguished.

In the conventional program development, the editing device has been used as a program development support device. In the conventional editing apparatus, only editing such as program creation, partial modification, addition, and deletion has been performed (see Denpa Shimbun Publishing Co., Ltd .: Microcomputer OA Term Dictionary, pages 74 and 75).

As described above, everything that must be described must be manually input.

[0005]

As described above,
In the prior art, when a user uses a function, the user needs to search the document about the argument of the function, which is time-consuming and may include a mistake. In addition, since the number of keystrokes required for inputting the argument is the number of characters of the argument and the number of character strings for distinguishing the arguments from each other, it is time consuming and may cause a mistake.

There are problems as described above.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a program development support device which improves the development efficiency of programming by minimizing the work which is not necessary in the original development when utilizing the library. is there.

[0008]

According to a first structure of a program development supporting apparatus of the present invention, a function indicated by the function data is searched from a library placed in a storage device from the function data input from the input means. A function search means for executing the function, an argument set creating means for creating a set of arguments to be given to the function by calling information about an argument which is data to be given to the function from the function in the library, and a set of the arguments And argument learning means including means for calculating the priority order of the arguments from the argument set selected by the user in the argument set created by the argument set creating means and storing it in the learning content storage area. It is characterized by

The second program development support apparatus according to the present invention has a function search means for searching a function stored in the storage device for a function indicated by the function data from the function data input from the input means. Means for calling information about an argument, which is data to be given to the function by the user from a function in the library, to create a set of arguments to be given to the function; output means for outputting the set of arguments; and the argument The argument learning means for calculating the priority order of the arguments from the argument set selected by the user in the argument set output by the set creating means, storing it in the learning content storage area, and searching the priority order, and the unfinished function data A function data search means for searching the library for a piece close to the function data when a part is input to the input means; A function data learning means for calculating the priority order of the function data from the function data selected by the user in the function data output by the data search means, storing it in the learning content storage area, and searching the priority order. It is characterized by

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a program development support system according to first and second embodiments of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the first and second embodiments are input means 1, function search means 2, argument set creation means 3, and library 4.
A learning content storage area 5, argument learning means 6, and output means 7. Here, the storage device 10 has a library 4 and a learning content storage area 5.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the operation of the first and second embodiments of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the first and second embodiments include a function data acquisition step 101, a function search step 105, an argument set creation step 106,
User selection B step 107.

The overall operation of the first and second embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG. 1 along the flow chart of FIG. 1 and 2, in the function data acquisition step 101, the function data input from the input means 1 is acquired. In the function search step 105, the function search means 2 is used to search the library 4 for the function indicated by the function data acquired in the function data acquisition step 101. In the argument set creating step 106, arguments are created by the argument set creating method described later and output to the output means 7. In the user selection B step, the user determines whether the output argument is an argument to be used,
If it is an argument to be used, the argument is confirmed and the process is terminated. Before explaining how to create an argument set,
The configuration of the library 4 placed in the storage device will be described by taking an example.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing the structure of the library used in the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, this library includes a header area 201 and a function number table 20.
2, the beginning character table 203, and the function table 204
, An argument information table 205, and a function body (program portion) 206.

Here, each of the elements constituting the library will be described. The header area 201 stores information that can identify the version of the library and the position and size of the head of each element other than the header area.
The function number table 202 stores the function table number corresponding to the function in the position of the address calculated from the function data input from the input device 1 of FIG. The first character table 203 classifies functions by the first character of the function name, and at the position corresponding to each character string, the function table number of the first function in which the functions are arranged in the sorted group in the ASCII code of the function name. Is stored. The function table 204 stores information such as the position of the argument information of the function corresponding to the function table number, the position of the function body, and the size. The argument information table 205 stores the number of arguments of the function and the data that can be set for each argument at the position of the function table number corresponding to each function. The function body 206 stores the program part of the function.

Next, an argument set creating method in the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, FIG.
The learning content storage area 5 stores the information of the argument set determined by the user when the function was used last time for each function. In the argument set creation step 106 of FIG. 2, if the processing has flown from the function search step 105 of FIG. 2, the learning content storage of FIG. 1 is performed from the function table number obtained in the function search step 105 of FIG. The last output argument set information is read from the area 5 and output to the output means 7 of FIG. When the processing starts from the user selection B step 107 in FIG. 2, the position in the argument information table corresponding to the function is obtained from the function table number obtained in the function searching step 105 in FIG. Create an argument set with a different combination from the combination
It is output to the output means 7 of FIG. Further, when the user decides the argument set in the user selection B step 107 of FIG. 2, the information of the argument set is stored in the learning content storage area 5 of FIG. 1 by the argument learning means 6 of FIG.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the learning content storage area 5 of FIG. 1 stores information on five sets of arguments set by the user in the past for each function, and the priorities are in order from the newest one. And store that information as well.

Next, a method for creating an argument set in the second embodiment will be described. In the argument set creating step 106 of FIG. 2, when the processing comes from the function searching step 105 of FIG. 2 and when the processing comes from the user selection B step 107 of FIG. 2, up to the fourth time, Argument set information is read from the learning content storage area 5 of FIG. 1 having a higher priority than the function table number obtained in the function search step 105 of FIG.
It is output to the output means 7 of FIG. In the case where the processing has flown from the user selection B step 107 of FIG. 2 above, from the fourth time onward, the position in the argument information table corresponding to the function is determined from the function table number obtained in the function search step 105 of FIG. The set of arguments is created with a combination different from the combination output last time and is output to the output means 7 of FIG. Further, the user selection B step 107 in FIG.
When the user decides the argument set, the argument learning unit 6 in FIG. 1 overwrites the argument set information on the lowest priority one in the learning content storage area 5 in FIG. Re-apply in the order they were newly written.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a program development support system according to the third and fourth embodiments of the present invention. Figure 3
In the third and fourth embodiments, the input unit 1, the function searching unit 2, the argument set creating unit 3, the library 4, the learning area 5, the argument learning unit 6, and the output unit 7 are used.
And function data search means 8 and function data learning means 9.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the operation of the third and fourth embodiments of the present invention. In FIG. 4, the present embodiment is
Function data acquisition step 101, function data check step 102, function data search step 103,
User selection A step 104 and function search step 10
5, an argument creating step 106, and a user selection B step 107.

The overall operation of the third and fourth embodiments of the present invention will now be described along the flow chart of FIG. 4 with reference to FIG. 3 and 4, in the function data acquisition step 101, the function data input from the input means 1 is acquired. Function data check step 10
In step 2, it is checked whether the data input from the input means 1 is function data. In the function data search step 103, function data is searched by a function data search method described later, and the searched function data is output to the output means 7. In the user selection A step 104, the user determines whether the function indicated by the function data output to the output means 7 is used, and if the output function data indicates the function used, the function data is determined. If the function to be used is not shown, the process is returned to the function data search step 103. In the function search step 105, the function data searched in the function data search step 103 or the position of the function indicated by the function data input from the input means 1 is searched in the library 4 using the function search means 2. In the argument set creating step 106, an argument is created using the same method as in the first and second embodiments and is output to the output means 7. In the user selection step B, the user determines whether or not it is an argument to be used, and if the output argument is the argument to be used, the argument is finalized and terminated. Return.

Next, a function data search method in the third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the third embodiment, the learning content storage area 5 of FIG. 1 stores the information of the function data finally output in the function data search step 103 of FIG. In the argument set creation step 106 of FIG. 4,
When the processing has started from the function data check step 102 of FIG. 4, information on the function data last output from the learning content area 5 of FIG. 3 from the function data obtained in the function data acquisition step 101 of FIG. Is read out and output to the output means 7 of FIG. When the process starts from the user selection A step 104 in FIG. 4, the first character of the function is acquired from the function data obtained in the function data acquisition step 101 in FIG. 4, and the first character corresponding to the first character is acquired. A function data table number having the same first character string as the function data acquired in the function data acquisition step 101 of FIG. 4 is acquired from the table, and the previously output function data is called from that position, and the output means of FIG. Output to 7. Further, when the user determines the function data in the user selection A step 104 in FIG. 4, the function data learning means 6 in FIG. 3 stores the function data in the learning content storage area 5 in FIG.

In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the learning content storage area 5 of FIG. 3 stores the function data determined by the user, assigns the priorities in order from the newest, and also stores the information. Next, a function data search method in the fourth embodiment will be described. Function data search step 103 in FIG.
Then, when the processing starts from the function data check step 102 in FIG. 4 and the processing starts from the user selection A step 104 in FIG. 4, the learning content storage in FIG. The function data is read from the area 5 having the highest priority and is output to the output means 7 in FIG. User selection A step 104 of FIG.
From the fifth character onward, the first character of the function data obtained in the function data acquisition step 101 of FIG. 4 is obtained and the function of FIG. 4 is calculated from the first character table in the library 4 of FIG. Function data having the same first character as the function data acquired in the data acquisition step is searched, and interval data different from the previously output function data is output to the output means 7 of FIG. Further, when the user decides the function data in the user selection A step 104 of FIG. 4, the argument learning unit 6 of FIG. Overwrite on the lowest one, and re-prioritize in the order they were written.

As described above, in the third and fourth embodiments, when a part of the incomplete function data is input to the input means, the completed function data close to the incomplete function data is obtained. A block diagram in which function data searching means for searching the library from the library and function data learning means including means for calculating the priority order of the function data searched by the function data searching means and storing in the learning content storage area are added. Has become.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the user uses the function, the user can save time by examining the document about the argument of the function and input the argument. It is possible to reduce the number of keystrokes (keystrokes corresponding to the number of characters of the argument and the number of character strings for distinguishing the arguments) from each other, and to minimize the possibility of making a mistake.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a program development support device according to first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of third and fourth embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of third and fourth embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a library handled in an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input Means 2 Function Search Means 3 Argument Set Creation Means 4 Library 5 Learning Content Storage Means 6 Argument Learning Means 7 Output Means 8 Function Data Search Means 9 Function Data Learning Means 101 Function Data Acquisition Steps 102 Function Data Check Steps 103 Function Data Searches Step 104 User selection A step 105 Function search P step 106 Argument set creation step 107 User selection B step 201 Header area 202 Function number table 203 First character table 204 Function table 205 Argument information table 206 Function body

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A function retrieval means for retrieving a function indicated by the function data from a library placed in a storage device based on the function data input from an input means, and a user giving the function from the function in the library. In the argument set created by the argument set creating means, an argument set creating means for creating a set of arguments to be given to the function by calling information about the argument that is the power data, and an output means for outputting the argument set An argument learning unit including a unit for calculating the priority order of arguments from the argument set selected by the user and storing it in the learning content storage area. 2. A function retrieval means for retrieving a function indicated by the function data from a library placed in a storage device based on the function data input from the input means, and a user giving the function from the function in the library. Means for creating a set of arguments to be given to the function by calling information about the argument that is power data, output means for outputting the set of arguments, and a user in the argument set output by the argument set creating means When the argument priority is calculated from the selected argument set and stored in the learning content storage area, and the argument learning means for searching the priority and a part of the unfinished function data are input to the input means, A function data search means for searching the function data close to the function data in the library, and a user in the function data output by the function data search means The priority of the function data is calculated from the selected function data and stored in the learning content storage area,
A program development support apparatus comprising: a function data learning unit that searches for the priority order.