Object Life Cycles: Modeling the World in States

Abstract: Object-oriented approach to domain analysis and modeling the dynamic characteristics of the system in terms of states and processes. Describes the Shlaer/Mellor method for object oriented analysis and design.

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Title: Object Life Cycles: Modeling the World in States Author: Stephen Mellor, Sally Shalaer Publisher: Prentice Hall Date Published: October 1991 ISBN: 0136299407 LOCN: QA76.64.S474 1992 Dewey: 005.1 20 Pages: 251 Bibliography: 28 Figures: 145

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CONTENTS

Preface

Chapter 1: Overview of Object-Oriented Analysis

Chapter 2: Information Modeling Concepts

Chapter 3: Lifecycles of Objects

Chapter 4: Dynamics of Relationships

Chapter 5: System Dynamics

Chapter 6: Process Models

Chapter 7: Domains

Chapter 8: Managing a Large Domain

Chapter 9: Transforming Object-Oriented Analysis into Object-Oriented Design

Appendix A: OODLE: A Language-Independent Notation for Object-Oriented Design

Appendix B: Using Object-Oriented Analysis with DOD-STD-2167A

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DATA

Author:        Shlaer, Sally.
Title:         Object lifecycles : modeling the world in states
                  / Sally Shlaer, Stephen J. Mellor.
Published:     Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Yourdon Press, c1992.
Description:   xiii, 251 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series:        Yourdon Press computing series
LC Call No.:   QA76.64.S474 1992
Dewey No.:     005.1 20
ISBN:          0136299407
Notes:         Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects:      Object-oriented programming.
               System analysis.
Other titles:  Object life cycles.
Control No.:   91013591 

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