A relational model for object-oriented designs

He Jifeng, Zhiming Liu, Xiaoshan Li, Shengchao Qin

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Abstract

This paper develops a mathematical characterisation of object-oriented concepts by defining an observation-oriented semantics for an object-oriented language (OOL) with a rich variety of features including subtypes, visibility, inheritance, dynamic binding and polymorphism. The language is expressive enough for the specification of object-oriented designs and programs. We also propose a calculus based on this model to support both structural and behavioural refinement of object-oriented designs. We take the approach of the development of the design calculus based on the standard predicate logic in Hoare and He's Unifying Theories of Programming (UTP). We also consider object reference in terms of object identity as values and mutually dependent methods.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
EditorsWei-Ngan Chin
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages415-436
Number of pages22
ISBN (Print)3540237240, 9783540237242
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume3302
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Keywords

  • Object Orientation
  • Refinement
  • Semantics
  • UTP

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