pTAL Guidelines for TAL Programmers

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Notation Conventions
Notation Conventions
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Hypertext Links on page xii
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Syntax Diagram Conventions on page xii
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Change Bar Notation on page xvi
Hypertext Links
Blue underline is used to indicate a hypertext link within text. By clicking a passage of
text with a blue underline, you are taken to the location described. For example:
This requirement is described under Audience on page xi.
Syntax Diagram Conventions
This manual presents syntax in railroad diagrams. Here is a generic railroad diagram:
To use a railroad diagram, follow the direction of the arrows and specify syntactic items
as indicated by the diagram pieces:
Diagram Piece Meaning
Type KEYWORD as shown. You can type letters in uppercase or
lowercase.
Replace item with a value that fits its description, which follows the
syntax diagram.
Type content (punctuation mark, symbol, or letter) as shown. You can
type a letter in uppercase or lowercase.
item3
,
KEYWORD item1
item2 item4
«item5»
VST406.vsd
VST412.vsd
KEYWORD
item
VST413.vsd
,
VST414.vsd