2 . Object Model

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2. Object Model


Benefits Of OO Development• Models System using Objects

• Small Semantic gap between reality & model

• Understanding the system is easier

• Modifications are localized


Object-Oriented ParadigmCollection of Discrete Objects

Data & BehaviorOO Paradigm

• Abstraction• Encapsulation• Hierarchy

– Inheritance hierarchy (“is-a”)– Part of hierarchy (“has a”)

• Polymorphism


Abstraction“A simplified description ... of a system that emphasizes some of the

system’s details ... while suppressing others”

“An abstraction denotes the essential characteristics of an object that distinguish it from all other kind of objects and thus provide crisply defined conceptual boundaries, relative to the perspective of the viewer”


Encapsulation• Information hiding• Interface - Implementation• Behavior & Data“Encapsulation is the process of

compartmentalizing the elements of an abstraction that constitute its structure and behavior; encapsulation serves to separate the contractual interface of an abstraction and its implementation”


What is an Object?• “Concept, abstraction, or thing

with crisp boundary & meaning for a problem”• An Object has state and behavior• Objects receive stimuli/messages & respond• Receiving a stimulus, Object may change stateExamples:

kimjullie dylan charlie charlie.fly() stimulus


What is a Class?• Group of Objects with similar

–properties (attributes)–behavior–relationships to other objects–semantics

• Blueprints of Objects

dylankimjullie charlieGirl Boy

ParrotExample


Hierarchy

“Hierarchy is a ranking of abstractions”

Inheritance : expresses “is-a” or “Kind-of” relationship

• Extensibility & ReusabilityPart-of:

expresses that object is an aggregate of another


PolymorphismHiding alternative procedures

behind a Common Interface

Send a Message to an object - Polymorphism guarantees that the

correct/proper implementation is invoked.

Sender does not know specific class of receiver


Object Model

• Captures static structure of system• Objects, relationships, attributes &

operations• Most important• Intuitive graphic representation• Valuable for communication & documentation


Objects

• Decomposing problem into objects – depends on judgement & nature of problem

• No one correct representation

• Objects have identity


Class• Often appear as nouns in problem descriptions• Has semantic• Interpretation of semantics

– depends on application and matter of judgement

• Each class may have zero, one or more objects• Each object knows it class


Class Diagrams

• Provide formal graphic notation for modeling

• Concise, easy to understand, practical

• Describes many possible instances


Object Diagrams

• Describes how set of objects relate• Useful for

– documenting test cases– Clarification of complex class diagrams

• Class Diagram corresponds to infinite set of object diagrams


Notation for Classes & Objects (UML)

Boy

Girl

Classes

kelly

brenda : Girl

dylan

Objects


Attributes

• Data value held by objects of a class• Objects may have same/different values for

attribute• Attribute name unique within a class• Adjectives often represent specific

enumerated attribute values : “red car”


Attributes...

• Attribute is a pure data value - not an object

• Internal identifiers must not be shown as attributes

• Show only important attributes


Derived AttributesBase Attribute :

– primitive, not dependent on other attributes

Derived Attribute : – computing not considered to change state of

an object– dependent on base attributes– may be stored or computed upon a query

operationExample : Area of a circle, age of a person


Attributes Notation

-attrPrivate#attrProtected+attrPublic$attrStatic/attrDerived-attrWType: int-attrWInitVal: double=0.0

className

-name+dob/age: int

Girl

Underline in revisednotation


Operations & Methods• Operation : Function that may be applied to or by

objects• Same Operations applying

to different classes: Polymorphic• Method is implementation of an operation for a class• Operation has a target object and may have

arguments• Same operations on different classes should have

– same signature and consistent intent• Query Operation : Does not affect the state of object• Show only important methods


Operations Notation

+publicMethod()#protectedMethod()-privateMethod()$staticMethod()+methodWParam(int)+methodWRetVal(): int

className

+sing()+play()

Girl


Example with Attributes & Operations

-seconds

+start()+stop()+reset()+getSeconds(): double

StopWatch


Associations and Links• Link is physical or conceptual

connection between objects• Link is an instance of an Association

Example:Link : Susan is-wife-of Robert

Julie is-wife-of JohnAssociation: Woman is-wife-of Man

Associations and Links appear as Verbs


Associations & Links...• Associations are bi-directional

–may be implemented as unidirectional

• Implemented usually as pointers – important not to think as pointers

• Associations may be–one-to-one–one-to-many–many-to-one–many-to-many


Ternary & High Order Associations

Binary Association : Relates two classesWoman is-wife-of Man

Ternary Association : Relates three classesNancy is-daughter-of Susan and Robert

n-ary Association : Relates n classesHigher Order Associations

– complicated to draw, implement and think

– try to avoid if possible


Associations Notations

Exactly One

Optional

One Or MoreZero Or More

*0..11..*0..*

Many Directed Association*

Company PersonemployeesworksForemploys

1..*0..*


Link Attributes & Association Classes

• Attributes that belong to association of object rather than one object

• Link Attributes belong in Association Classes• Ex: Salary received by Employee from Company• In an one-to-one association you may try to

make it attribute of one of the objects– Leads to extensibility problems


Association Class Notation

Person Company* *

Employmentsalary:double


Role Names• Name given to either end of an association

• Helps to navigate from one object to related objects

• Helps clarify when two classes have several associations between them

Woman Manhusbandwife

0..1 married 0..1

Woman Manhusbandwife

married* 1daughter children father

0..1 0..1


Qualifiers• Distinguishes among set of associated

objects• Models associative arrays, dictionaries• Qualifiers may be wrongly modeled as

attribute of associated class

GradeList code Student

Qualified

* 1

GradeListStudent

Unqualifiedcode

* *


Aggregation & Composition

Aggregation:• Part-of or part-whole relationship (by

reference)• Example : Car has Engine and Transmission• Assembly of objects with aggregate and

component parts• Component existence may or may not depend

on aggregate


Aggregation & Composition...

Composition:• Part belongs to only one whole (by Value)• Part lives and dies with the whole• Whole cannot replace the part


Aggregation/Composition Notation

Aggregation

Has By Value

Has By Reference

+drive()

VehicleEngine

VIN


Aggregation /Composition Example

Person brain

Car

Aggregation

Composition


Inheritance• Models is-a relationship• Relationship between a class and its

refined versions• Superclass or Base class• Subclass or Derived class• Inheritance is transitive• Discriminator : The property being

abstracted by a particular inheritance• Breath Vs. Depth of inheritance


+drive()

Vehicle

-sunRoof

Car Truck

Inheritance NotationGeneralization

Subclass1 Subclass2

Superclass


Inheritance Example

Child Animal

Girl Boy Dog Cat


Grouping Mechanism : Package

• Grouping classes together into higher-level units

• Package diagram with dependency

• Dependency between packages exists if– class in one package depends on a class in the

other– definition change of one package may change

other


Package Notation

componentName VehicleComponent

EngineComponentAccessories


Aggregation Vs. Association

• Special form of Association• Confusing• Aggregation represents “part-of” relationship• Some operations on whole automatically

applied to its parts• Aggregate is asymmetric : part is

subordinate to the whole• Association is symmetric : objects involved

are of equal stature


Aggregation Vs. Inheritance

• Aggregation represents part-of relationship• Inheritance represents kind-of relationship• Aggregation refers to object relationships• Inheritance refers to class relationships


Fixed, Variable & Recursive Aggregates

Fixed : – Fixed structure– Number & types of parts pre-defined

Variable : – Finite number of levels - Number of parts vary

Recursive : – Contains instances of the same kind of

aggregate– number of potential levels unlimited


Example : Fixed, Variable, Recursive

Aggregation

Layout ElectronicComponent

NAND AND FlipFlop

*

2

*


Operations & Aggregation

• Operation or Triggering :– automatic application of an operation to

network of objects when applied to some starting object

• ShallowCopy

• DeepCopy


Abstract Classes

Representing an Abstraction that is Abstract.

• Abstract classes represent – concepts – not real objects

• ABCs used only to create other “Concrete” classes


Abstract Classes ...

Example: Shape, Employee, Animal

Whether a class in Abstract or not depends on – judgement– application on hand


Inheritance : Extension & Restriction

Extension :– Subclass adds new features– Subclass inherits all properties & operations

of ancestorRestriction :

– Subclass constrains ancestor attributes– Subclass may not inherit all properties &

operations of its ancestor– Often leads to trouble (Liskov Substitutability

Principle)


Inheritance : Extension & Restriction ...

• Proper Extension:– A Subclass may override the internal

implementation of an operation– No problem as long as external protocol

remains the same


Metadata & Metaclass

Metadata : Data that is description of other data

Metaclass : Class descriptor objects that describe other classes


ConstraintsRestricts values that entities can assumeEntity : objects, classes, attributes,

associationsBetter to capture constraints in structure

rather than using constraints constructs

ElectronicsClass Students*

{E E Discipline}


Multiple Inheritance

Allows a class to have more than one Superclass• Join class

TerrestrialBeing AquaticBeing

Amphibian


Multiple Inheritance Poses Problems

• Ambiguous function collisions• Class proliferation

Person

Male Female ComputerScientist CivilEngineer

gender discipline

FemaleComputerScientist


Workarounds for MI

• Delegation using aggregation of roles

• Single inherit important class & delegate

rest

• Nested Generalization


Delegation using Aggregation of Roles

• Inheritance of operations across aggregation not automatic

• Join class must handle that operations and delegate to appropriate component

Person


gender discipline

PersonsGender PersonsDiscipline

*


Single Inherit Important Class &

Delegate Rest

• Preserves identity and inheritance across at least one generalization

Person


gender

discipline

PersonsDiscipline

*


Nested Generalization

• Violates the OO spirit• Not practical for large number of combinations

Person

Male Female

gender

MaleComputerScientist MaleCivilEngineer FemaleComputerScientist FemaleCivilEngineer

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