TYPE ERROR CHECKER FOR TYPE-FREE OR POLYMORPHIC COMPUTER LANGUAGE

摘要

A system and method for a run-time type error checking in a program prior to running the program whose source code is written in a programming language with imperative constructs and polymorphic procedures is disclosed. To accomplish the above type error checking, the source code (28) is translated into intermediate form representations (30) by an intermediate form translator (26). In addition to the intermediate form representations (30), type representations (36) which include predetermined types such as a locking type constructor and an unlocking type constructor are utilized in detecting the run-time type error. When both intermediate form representations (30) and the type representations (36) are used and the source code (28) is determined to have no run-time type error prior to running the program according to the current invention, it is guaranteed that the program will run without any run-time type error.