【英文版面向对象软件工程】ModellingInteractionsandBehaviour.pptVIP

? Lethbridge/Laganière 2001 Chapter 8: Modelling Interactions and Behaviour Chapter 8: Modelling Interactions and Behaviour 8.1 Interaction Diagrams Interaction diagrams are used to model the dynamic aspects of a software system They help you to visualize how the system runs. An interaction diagram is often built from a use case and a class diagram. The objective is to show how a set of objects accomplish the required interactions with an actor. Interactions and messages Interaction diagrams show how a set of actors and objects communicate with each other to perform: The steps of a use case, or The steps of some other piece of functionality. The set of steps, taken together, is called an interaction. Interaction diagrams can show several different types of communication. E.g. method calls, messages send over the network These are all referred to as messages. Elements found in interaction diagrams Instances of classes Shown as boxes with the class and object identifier underlined Actors Use the stick-person symbol as in use case diagrams Messages Shown as arrows from actor to object, or from object to object Creating instances diagrams You should develop a class diagram and a use case model before starting to create an interaction diagram. There are two kinds of interaction diagrams: Sequence diagrams Collaboration diagrams Sequence diagrams – an example Sequence diagrams A sequence diagram shows the sequence of messages exchanged by the set of objects performing a certain task The objects are arranged horizontally across the diagram. An actor that initiates the interaction is often shown on the left. The vertical dimension represents time. A vertical line, called a lifeline, is attached to each object or actor. The lifeline becomes a broad box, called an activation box during the live activation period. A message is represented as an arrow between activation boxes of the sender and receiver. A message is labelled and can have an argument list a