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Z++ (pronounced zee plus plus) was an object-oriented extension to the Z specification language.

Z++ is an object-oriented extension to the Z specification language, allowing for the definition of classes, and the relation of classes through inheritance, association or aggregation.

The primary construct of Z++ is a class. A Z++ class consists of a number of clauses which are optional.

Z++ Class Structure:

CLASS ClassName [OWNS List_of_attributes] [FUNCTIONS constant_definitions] [TYPE type_declaration] [ENTENDS list_of_super_classes] [OPERATIONS list_of_state_change_operations_definitions] [RETURNS list_of_query_operations_definitions] [ACTIONS all_operations_declarations] [INVARIANT predicates] [HISTORY RTL_predicates]END CLASS