@inproceedings{710fad5e37a1422987ba00e441a0d5ac,
title = "CloneDifferentiator: Analyzing clones by differentiation",
abstract = "Clone detection provides a scalable and efficient way to detect similar code fragments. But it offers limited explanation of differences of functions performed by clones and variations of control and data flows of clones. We refer to such differences as semantic differences of clones. Understanding these semantic differences is essential to correctly interpret cloning information and perform maintenance tasks on clones. Manual analysis of semantic differences of clones is complicated and error-prone. In the paper, we present our clone analysis tool, called Clone-Differentiator. Our tool automatically characterizes clones returned by a clone detector by differentiating Program Dependence Graphs (PDGs) of clones. CloneDifferentiator is able to provide a precise characterization of semantic differences of clones. It can provide an effective means of analyzing clones in a task oriented manner.",
keywords = "Clone analysis, Graph differencing, Program dependence graph",
author = "Zhenchang Xing and Yinxing Xue and Stan Jarzabek",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1109/ASE.2011.6100129",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781457716393",
series = "2011 26th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering, ASE 2011, Proceedings",
pages = "576--579",
booktitle = "2011 26th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering, ASE 2011, Proceedings",
note = "2011 26th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering, ASE 2011 ; Conference date: 06-11-2011 Through 10-11-2011",
}