Title :
A structured bipartite inheritance network representation for object-oriented software design
Author :
Yau, Stephen S. ; Liu, Chung-Shyan
Abstract :
A representation for any object-oriented software design is presented. The representation is based on a structured bipartite inheritance network, which is a network with two kinds of basic nodes-data entity nodes and action nodes-and an encapsulation mechanism-substructure. Data entity nodes and action nodes are independent of each other and structured into the inheritance hierarchy. The advantage of this representation is that all object-oriented software design can be represented in a uniform way, thereby making the software system more understandable and more maintainable
Keywords :
object-oriented programming; software engineering; action nodes; data entity nodes; encapsulation mechanism; object-oriented software design; structured bipartite inheritance network representation; substructure; Computer interfaces; Computer networks; Encapsulation; Large-scale systems; Object oriented modeling; Object oriented programming; Software design; Software engineering; Software maintenance; Software systems;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Software and Applications Conference, 1989. COMPSAC 89., Proceedings of the 13th Annual International
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1964-3
DOI :
10.1109/CMPSAC.1989.65107
