Control Structure Diagram
Encyclopedia
The Control Structure Diagram automatically documents the program flow within the source code
and adds indentation
with graphical symbols. Thereby the source code becomes visibly structured without sacrificing space.
Source code
In computer science, source code is text written using the format and syntax of the programming language that it is being written in. Such a language is specially designed to facilitate the work of computer programmers, who specify the actions to be performed by a computer mostly by writing source...
and adds indentation
Indentation
An indentation may refer to:* A notch, or deep recesses; for instance in a coastline, or a carving in rock* The placement of text farther to the right to separate it from surrounding text....
with graphical symbols. Thereby the source code becomes visibly structured without sacrificing space.
See also
- DiagramDiagramA diagram is a two-dimensional geometric symbolic representation of information according to some visualization technique. Sometimes, the technique uses a three-dimensional visualization which is then projected onto the two-dimensional surface...
- Entity-relationship model (ERD)Entity-relationship modelIn software engineering, an entity-relationship model is an abstract and conceptual representation of data. Entity-relationship modeling is a database modeling method, used to produce a type of conceptual schema or semantic data model of a system, often a relational database, and its requirements...
- Hierarchy diagram
- Data Structure DiagramData structure diagramA Data Structure Diagram is a data model used to describe conceptual data models by providing graphical notations which document entities and their relationships, and the constraints that binds them....
- Unified Modeling LanguageUnified Modeling LanguageUnified Modeling Language is a standardized general-purpose modeling language in the field of object-oriented software engineering. The standard is managed, and was created, by the Object Management Group...
- Visual programming languageVisual programming languageIn computing, a visual programming language is any programming language that lets users create programs by manipulating program elements graphically rather than by specifying them textually. A VPL allows programming with visual expressions, spatial arrangements of text and graphic symbols, used...
External links
- "The Control Structure Diagram (CSD)" - A chapter from jGRASPJGRASPjGRASP is a lightweight development environment created specifically to provide automatic generation of software visualizations to improve the comprehensibility of software...
Tutorials - "Control Structure Diagrams for Ada 95"