The OCL (Object Constraint Language) as part of the UML (Unified Modeling Language) is a rich language with different collection kinds (sets, multi-sets, sequences) and a large var...
Identifying and resolving design problems in the early design phase can help ensure software quality and save costs. There are currently few tools for analyzing designs expressed ...
Lijun Yu, Robert B. France, Indrakshi Ray, Kevin L...
Analysis and design by contract allows the definition of a formal agreement between a class and its clients, expressing each party’s rights and obligations. Contracts written in ...
Wojciech J. Dzidek, Lionel C. Briand, Yvan Labiche
In UML2.0, significant efforts have been devoted towards a better definition of OCL. Still, the adoption of the language by the software engineers remains a significant challenge....
The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a set of notations for modelling object-oriented systems. It has become the de facto standard. Most of its notations are diagrammatic. An ex...