#oop_d_its - 8th - class diagram

11/04/2023Hadziq Fabroyir - Informatics ITS 1

C++ OOP :: Class Diagram


Classa description of a group of objects with

similar properties, common behavior, and common semantics.


Classa template for instantiation of objects

Contains:an attribute (state) section and a method (behavior) section


Attributevisibilityopt <<sterotype>>opt name multiplicityopt : typeopt = initial-valueopt {property-string}opt

Example:Tagged value e.g.Author = Kari

E.g. <<unique>>

- (private) only the class can see this attribute# (protected) only the class and all of its subclasses+ (public) all classes that can see the class can also see the attribute

Example: email[1..*] :StringIndicating one or more email addresses.If no email is present you will still have a the empty string (””).If email[0..*] : String is specified, the emailcan be null.


visibilityopt <<sterotype>>opt name(parameter-list) multiplicityopt : return-typeopt

{property-string}opt

Method

Examples:+ <<query>> getX() : double+ setX (newX : double)


Class Stereotypes

•Manage interactions•Ex: Quiz Scheduler

Control

•Mediate between the system and outside actors •Ex: Quiz Answer

Boundary

•Passive objects•Ex: Quiz Result

Entity


Robustness Diagram Rules


The Three Most Important Relationships

In Static Modeling

Generalization

Base sub

Class2Class1

Class2Class1

Association

Dependency


Generalization

Also called generalization/specialization.

Example: birds are animals, were birds are the most specialized and animals the most general.


Generalization used in class diagrams

superclass

subclass subclass

generalization arrow

Animal

Bird


Association

A relationship that describes a set of links between classes of objects, indicating some sort of connection between objects of the involved classes.

Example: student follows a course.

you can distinguish between ordinary association, simple aggregation and composition (strong aggregation).


Simple Aggregation &

Ordinary AssociationIt seems difficult to give a formal definition of

the distinction between the two concepts.

Ordinary association is used when both of the involved classes are equaly important.

If there is a part-of relation between the involved classes, then aggregation may be adequate. The question of using association or simple aggregation is a conceptual one, it does not say anything about navigation direction and no connection between lifetime is made.


Association used in Class Diagram

assembly class

aggregation:

part class part class

class 1 class 2

association:

role-1role-2

class 1 class 2

association:

name

name direction


ExampleUniversity

Faculty

Institute Teacherworks for


CompositionComposition is a strong type of aggregation indicating that the part object only exist as a part of the assembly class. The part object of an aggregation will be deleted if the assembly object is deleted. An object may be part of only one composite at a time.

assembly class

Composition can be represented in to different ways:

part class

assembly class

part class


Example

Window

Client Area1

ScrollBar0..2

Component

Menu

0..1

Input Device* *

Keyboard Mouse


Navigability If you have a Quiz-object, the associated Question-objects can be directly reach from the Quiz-object. You will typically find a reference of each object inside the Quiz-object.

Quiz Question* 1..*

Direction of navigation

ordinary association

class Quiz{ // A list of questions Question [] questions;....}

class Question { // no reference to Quiz....}


DependencyA dependency relationship indicate that a change in one class may effect the dependent class, but not necessarily the reverse.

You use dependency when you wants to indicate that one thing uses another.

Often used to indicate that a method has object of a class as arguments.


Example: Dependency

ActionListener ActionEvent

actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)


MultiplicityThe multiplicity is describing the number of participants (classes) involved in an association. For instance an edge in a graph is connecting exactly two vertexes.

A B1

An A is associatedwith exactly one B

An A is associatedwith one or more B

A B1..*

An A is associatedwith zero or more B

A B*

An A is associatedwith zero or one B

A B0..1


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Ex: undirected graph

Graph

Vertex Edge2 *

*

1

*

1


Ex: information system for

schoolSchool

student Course

Department

teachesInstructor

attends

member

has

assignedTo

chairperson0..1

0..1

1..*

1..*

1..*

1..*

*

* *

1 1..*

*

1..*

1..*

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class question

dependent class

assembly object

classes of objects

involved classes

compositionstrong aggregation

attribute example

strong type of aggregation