%0 Conference Paper %1 Chai %A Smith, Charles %A Drossopoulou, Sophia %B ECOOP 2005 - Object-Oriented Programming %D 2005 %I Springer %K SDSeminar Traits %P 453--478 %R 10.1007/11531142 %T Chai: Traits for Java-Like Languages %V 3586/2005 %X Traits support the factoring out of common behaviour, and its integration into classes in a manner that coexists smoothly with inheritance-based structuring mechanisms. We designed the language Chai, which incorporates statically typed traits into a simple Java-inspired base language, and we discuss three versions of the language: Chai1, where traits are only a mechanism for the creation of classes; Chai2 where traits are a mechanism for the creation of classes, and can also introduce types, and Chai3 where traits play a role at runtime, and can can be applied to objects, and change the objects� behaviour. We give formal models for these languages, outline the proof of soundness, and our prototype implementation.

@inproceedings{Chai, abstract = {Traits support the factoring out of common behaviour, and its integration into classes in a manner that coexists smoothly with inheritance-based structuring mechanisms. We designed the language Chai, which incorporates statically typed traits into a simple Java-inspired base language, and we discuss three versions of the language: Chai1, where traits are only a mechanism for the creation of classes; Chai2 where traits are a mechanism for the creation of classes, and can also introduce types, and Chai3 where traits play a role at runtime, and can can be applied to objects, and change the objects� behaviour. We give formal models for these languages, outline the proof of soundness, and our prototype implementation.}, added-at = {2008-06-20T12:15:49.000+0200}, author = {Smith, Charles and Drossopoulou, Sophia}, bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/26ff0e8c9ced7d01aeb409199912eef40/gron}, booktitle = {ECOOP 2005 - Object-Oriented Programming}, citeseerurl = {http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/728332.html}, description = {Traits}, doi = {10.1007/11531142}, ee = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11531142_20}, file = {smith05chai.pdf:Traits\\smith05chai.pdf:PDF}, interhash = {1ff3193b6ea65821333bc07f326f109f}, intrahash = {6ff0e8c9ced7d01aeb409199912eef40}, keywords = {SDSeminar Traits}, organization = {Department of Computing, Imperial College London}, pages = {453--478}, publisher = {Springer}, series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science}, timestamp = {2008-06-20T12:17:58.000+0200}, title = {{\it{Chai}: Traits for Java-Like Languages}}, volume = {3586/2005}, year = 2005 }