Glossary of Terms

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Accessor methods

Methods that perform get and set operations on the data members of a class.



Agent classes

Classes whose sole purpose is to decouple two or more additional classes. Characterized by delegating its methods to messages on other classes.



Controller classes

Agent classes that have behavior only and no data. Any necessary data is extracted via accessor methods on other classes.



Design patterns

Generic solutions to known problems that traverse multiple domains, often completely domain-independent .



Logical object-oriented design

The facet of object-oriented design that includes finding classes, their public interfaces, and their relationships.



Physical object-oriented design

The facet of object-oriented design that includes the effect of hardware and software platforms on the logical design of the system, efficiency, portability, and future requirements' needs.



Policy

The portion of an application that discusses domain-dependent computations based on the information from one or more class(es).



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Object-Oriented Design Heuristics
Object-Oriented Design Heuristics (paperback)
ISBN: 0321774965
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 1996
Pages: 180

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