Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

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Object-Orientation (OO)

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What is Object-Orientation?
A

technique for system modeling model consists of several interacting objects

OO

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What is a Model?
A

model is an abstraction of something

Purpose

is to understand the product before developing it

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Examples Model
Highway

maps models

Architectural Mechanical

models

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Example OO Model

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Example OO Model
Objects

Smith
drives

lives-in

House

Ali House Car Tree

Interactions

Car

Tree

Ali lives in the house Ali drives the car

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Object-Orientation - Advantages
People OO

think in terms of objects

models map to reality OO models are

Therefore,

easy to develop easy to understand

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What is an Object?
An object is
Something Something

tangible (Ali, Car)

that can be apprehended intellectually (Time, Date)

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 What is an Object?
An object has
State

(attributes) Well-defined behaviour (operations) Unique identity

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Example Smith is a Tangible Object

State

(attributes)

Name Age
behaviour

(operations)

Walks Eats
Identity

His name
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Example Car is a Tangible Object

State

(attributes)

- Color - Model
behaviour

(operations)
- Start Car

- Accelerate - Change Gear

Identity

- Its registration number

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Example Time is an Object Apprehended Intellectually

State

(attributes)
- Seconds

- Hours - Minutes
behaviour

(operations)
- Set Seconds

- Set Hours - Set Minutes

Identity

- Would have a unique ID in the model

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Example Date is an Object Apprehended Intellectually

State

(attributes)
- Day

- Year - Month
behaviour

(operations)
- Set Day

- Set Year - Set Month

Identity

- Would have a unique ID in the model

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