Object Oriented Programming

MD. MAHEDEE HASAN

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Object Oriented Programming

Md. Mahedee Hasan

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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 6
What is Software Architecture? .................................................................................................................... 6
Importance of Software Architecture ........................................................................................................... 6
OOP in a Nutshell .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Five basic characteristics of OOP Approach.............................................................................................. 7
Procedural Programming .............................................................................................................................. 8
Advantages of OOP ....................................................................................................................................... 8
User Defined Data type ................................................................................................................................. 9
Classes and Object ........................................................................................................................................ 9
What are objects? ..................................................................................................................................... 9
What are classes? ................................................................................................................................... 10
How to identify and design a Class? ........................................................................................................... 11
Four Main Object Oriented Programming Concept .................................................................................... 12
Abstraction .............................................................................................................................................. 12
Polymorphism ......................................................................................................................................... 13
Inheritance .............................................................................................................................................. 14
Encapsulation .......................................................................................................................................... 15
Coupling ...................................................................................................................................................... 15
Cohesion ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
Association .................................................................................................................................................. 16
Composition ................................................................................................................................................ 17
Difference between Association, Aggregation and Composition ............................................................... 17
Abstraction and Generalization .................................................................................................................. 18
Abstract class .............................................................................................................................................. 19
Interface ...................................................................................................................................................... 20
What is the difference between a Class and an Interface? ........................................................................ 21
What is the difference between an Interface and an Abstract class? ........................................................ 21
Implicit and Explicit Interface Implementations ......................................................................................... 22
Method Overloading ................................................................................................................................... 22
Operator Overloading ................................................................................................................................. 23
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What is Method Overriding? ...................................................................................................................... 23

SOLID Object Oriented Principle ................................................................................................................. 24
SRP -Single responsibility Principle ......................................................................................................... 24
Real world comparison ....................................................................................................................... 24
Identify Problem in Programming....................................................................................................... 24
What is SRP? ....................................................................................................................................... 25
Solutions which will not Violate SRP ................................................................................................... 25
Can a single class can have multiple methods? .................................................................................. 25
OCP Open Close Principle .................................................................................................................... 26
Real World Comparison ...................................................................................................................... 26
What is OCP?....................................................................................................................................... 27
LSP - Liskov substitution principle ........................................................................................................... 29
What is LSP? ........................................................................................................................................ 29
Real World Comparison ...................................................................................................................... 29
Identify Problem in Programming....................................................................................................... 29
Solution which will not violate LSP ..................................................................................................... 31
ISP Interface Segregation principle ....................................................................................................... 31
Real World Comparison ...................................................................................................................... 31
Identify Problem in Programming....................................................................................................... 32
What is the problem? ......................................................................................................................... 33
What is ISP?......................................................................................................................................... 33
Update code to follow ISP................................................................................................................... 33
DIP Dependency Inversion principle ..................................................................................................... 35
Real World Comparison ...................................................................................................................... 35
Identify Problem in Programming....................................................................................................... 36
What is DIP? ........................................................................................................................................ 36
Solution with DIP................................................................................................................................. 36
Basic Idea about Use case ........................................................................................................................... 38
What is a Class Diagram? ............................................................................................................................ 39
Different Diagram ....................................................................................................................................... 39
What is two-tier architecture?.................................................................................................................... 40
What is three-tier architecture? ................................................................................................................. 40
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What is MVC architecture? ......................................................................................................................... 41

What is SOA?............................................................................................................................................... 41
What is the Data Access Layer? .................................................................................................................. 43
What is the Business Logic Layer? .............................................................................................................. 43
Gang of Four (GoF) Design Patterns ........................................................................................................... 43
References: ................................................................................................................................................. 45

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Introduction

Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm that uses Objects and

their interactions to design applications and computer programs.
Based on the concepts of classes and objects that are used for modeling the real world
entities
Consist of a group of cooperating objects
Objects exchange messages, for the purpose of achieving a common objective
Implemented in object-oriented languages

What is Software Architecture?

Software Architecture is defined to be the rules, heuristics and patterns governing:

Partitioning the problem and the system to be built into discrete pieces
Techniques used to create interfaces between these pieces
Techniques used to manage overall structure and flow
Techniques used to interface the system to its environment
Appropriate use of development and delivery approaches, techniques and tools.

Importance of Software Architecture

Architecture is important because it:

Controls complexity
Enforces best practices
Gives consistency and uniformity
Increases predictability
Enables re-use.
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OOP in a Nutshell

OOP is a design philosophy

A program models a world of interacting objects
Gain simplicity, re-usability, extensibility, maintainibility by means of four main objectoriented programming concepts.
Objects create other objects and send messages to each other (in C#, call each others
methods)
Each object belongs to a class
A class defines properties of its objects
The data type of an object is its class
Programmers write classes (and reuse existing classes)
Example : hands

Five basic characteristics of OOP Approach

Everything is an object
A program is a bunch of objects telling each other what to do by sending messages
Each object has its own memory and might made up of other object
Every object has a type
All objects of a particular type can receive the same messages

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Procedural Programming

Procedural programming sometimes be used as a synonym for imperative programming

Specifying the steps the program must take to reach the desired state
Derived from structured programming
Structured programming is a programming paradigm aimed on improving the clarity,
quality, and development time of a computer program by making extensive use of
o Subroutines, block structures and for and while loopsin contrast to using simple
tests and jumps such as the goto statement
o Could lead to "spaghetti code" which is both difficult to follow and to maintain.
Based upon the concept of the procedure call
Procedures, also known as routines, subroutines, methods, or functions
Simply contain a series of computational steps to be carried out
Any given procedure might be called at any point during a program's execution,
including by other procedures or itself

Graphical representations of the three basic patterns. The box diagrams (blue) were invented right
for the new theory, and you can see here their equivalents in the mostly used control flow charts.

Advantages of OOP

Reusability
o Classes and Objects
Extensibility
o Inheritance, aggregation and composition
Simplicity
o Abstraction, encapsulation and polymorphism
Maintainability
o All of the above three combined help us to maintain the code better.
Better suited for team development
Facilitates utilizing and creating reusable software components
Makes business profitable by reusability;
o Reduces cost of solution
o Reduces time of development
o Reduces effort
Easier GUI programming
Easier software maintenance
All modern languages are object-oriented: Java, C#, PHP, Perl, C++ etc.

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User Defined Data type

This is the revolution of OOP

It made almost direct translation of Problem Model into machine model
Programmers can define problems in terms of Data Types what the problems demand
Data type are provided with computing facilities through objects to deals with problem
centric affairs-so problems are mapped here
Platforms like Smaltalk, Java, C#.Net
o use objects to provide solution, and
o handle Lower level Machine Specific Mapping and Processing
It comprises;
o Class
o Object

Classes and Object

What are objects?

An object can be considered a "thing" that can perform a set of related activities.
Software objects model real-world objects or abstract concepts
o E.g. dog, bicycle, queue
Real-world objects have states and behaviors
o Dogs' states: name, color, breed, hungry
o Dogs' behaviors: barking, fetching, sleeping
The set of activities that the object performs defines the object's behavior.
o For example, the hand can grip something or a Student (object) can give the name or
address.
So, an object can have state, behavior and identity
This means that an object can have
o internal data (state),
o Methods, functionalities or services why object exists (behavior)
o and each object can be uniquely distinguished from every other object of same or
different types (Identity)
How do software objects implement real-world objects?
o Use variables/data to implement states
o Use methods/functions to implement behaviors
In pure OOP terms an object is an instance of a class.
An object is a software bundle of variables and related methods

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What are classes?

A class is simply a representation of a type of object

It is the blueprint/ plan/ template that describe the details of an object.
A class is the blueprint from which the individual objects are created.
Object belongs to a class
Provides user defined data types
Provides a basis for uniform way to solve common problem
Collection of objects having common attributes and functionalities.
Class is composed of three things:
o A name
o Attributes
o Operations

Example:
public class Student
{
}
Student objStudent = new Student();

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How to identify and design a Class?

According to Object Oriented Design Principles, there are five principles that you must follow
when design a class. These are called SOLID.

SRP - The Single Responsibility Principle

o A class should have one, and only one, reason to change.
OCP - The Open Closed Principle
o You should be able to extend a classes behavior, without modifying it.
LSP - The Liskov Substitution Principle
o Derived classes must be substitutable for their base classes.
ISP - The Interface Segregation Principle
o Make fine grained interfaces that are client specific.
DIP - The Dependency Inversion Principle
o Depend on abstractions, not on concretions.

There are more principles for object oriented design and dependency management other than
SOLID. They are

DRY Dont Repeat Yourself

REP The Reuse Release Equivalency Principle
CCP The Common Closure Principle
CRP The Common Reuse Principle
ADP The Acyclic Dependencies Principle
SDP The Stable Dependencies Principle
SAP The Stable Abstractions Principle

To identify a class correctly

To identify the full list of leaf level functions/ operations of the system (granular level
use cases of the system).
Then you can proceed to group each function to form classes (classes will group same
types of functions/ operations)
A well-defined class must be a meaningful grouping of a set of functions and should
support the re-usability while increasing expandability/ maintainability of the overall
system
Follow divide and conquer approach
o Identify the module of the system
o Then dig deep into each module separately to seek out classes.

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Four Main Object Oriented Programming Concept

In order to manage the classes of a software system, and to reduce the complexity, the system
designers use several techniques, which can be grouped under four main concepts named

Abstraction
Polymorphism
Inheritance
and Encapsulation

These concepts are the four main Object Oriented Programming Concepts often called APIE

Abstraction

Abstraction is an emphasis on the idea, qualities and properties rather than the particulars
o a suppression of detail
The importance of abstraction is derived from its ability to hide irrelevant details and
from the use of names to reference objects
It places the emphasis on what an object is or does rather than how it is represented or
how it works.
Thus, it is the primary means of managing complexity in large programs.

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Polymorphism

Polymorphism is a generic term that means 'many shapes'.

More precisely Polymorphism means the ability to request that the same operations be
performed by a wide range of different types of things.
In OOP the polymorphisms is achieved by using many different techniques named
o Method overloading
o Operator overloading
o and Method overriding
It enables you to treat your derived classes in a similar manner, even though they are
different
When you create derived classes, you provide more specialized functionality;
polymorphism enables you to treat these new objects in a general way.

It means
o Same object acts differently to serve same service of different natures
o Different objects of same type receive same message to do same job differently
still with due accuracy

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Inheritance

Ability of a new class to be created, from an existing class by extending it, is called
inheritance
Inheritance specifies an is-a (for specialization) kind of relationship
Derived classes inherits properties and methods from base class, allowing code reuse
Derived classes become more specialized.
Abstraction is closely related with generalization, the inheritance is closely related with
specialization.

public class Animal

{
public bool IsSleeping;
public void Sleep()
{
Console.WriteLine("Sleeping");
}
public void Eat() { }
}
public class Antelope : Animal
{
}
public class Lion : Animal
{
public void StalkPrey() { }
}
public class Elephant : Animal
{
public int CarryCapacity;
}

Elephant e = new Elephant();

e.Sleep();

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Encapsulation

The encapsulation is the inclusion within a program object of all the resources need for
the object to function - basically, the methods and the data
The class is kind of a container or capsule or a cell
o which encapsulate the set of methods, attribute and properties to provide its
indented functionalities to other classes
In that sense, encapsulation also allows a class to change its internal implementation
without hurting the overall functioning of the system.
That idea of encapsulation is to hide how a class does it but to allow requesting what to
do
There are several other ways that an encapsulation can be used, as an example we can
take the usage of an interface

IStudent myStudent = new LocalStudent();

Coupling

The notion of coupling attempts to capture this concept of how strongly dierent
modules are interconnected.
Coupling among classes or subsystems is a measure of how interconnected those classes
or subsystems are.
Coupling increases with the complexity and obscurity of the interface between modules.
Tight coupling means that related classes have to know
o internal details of each other,
o changes ripple through the system, and
o the system is potentially harder to understand
o It violates Encapsulation

Ensure Loose Coupling - the goals behind achieving loose coupling between classes and
modules are to:
Make the code easier to read.
Make our classes easier to consume by other developers by hiding the ugly inner
workings of our classes behind well-designed APIs.
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Isolate potential changes to a small area of code.

Reuse classes in completely new contexts.

Cohesion

Cohesion refers to how closely related methods and class level variables are in a class.
Cohesion of a module represents how tightly bound the internal elements of the module
are to one another
A class with high cohesion would be one where all the methods and class level variables
are used together to accomplish a specific task.
On the other end, a class with low cohesion is one where functions are randomly inserted
into a class/ classes to accomplish a variety of different tasks.
Generally tight coupling gives low cohesion and loose coupling gives high cohesion.

Association

Association is a (*a*) relationship between two classes.

It allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf.

Example:
public class StudentRegistrar
{
public StudentRegistrar ();
{
new RecordManager().Initialize();
}
}

In this case we can say that there is an association between StudentRegistrar and
RecordManager or there is a directional association from StudentRegistrar to RecordManager or
StudentRegistrar use a (*Use*) RecordManager. Since a direction is explicitly specified, in this
case the controller class is the StudentRegistrar.

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Composition

Has-a relationship
Decreases Degree of Coupling
Object behaviors are easier to modify
Enables an object dealing with multiple other objects for providing services
Composition is preferred over Inheritance

Difference between Association, Aggregation and Composition

Association is a (*a*) relationship between two classes, where one class use another.
But aggregation describes a special type of an association.
Aggregation is the (*the*) relationship between two classes
When object of one class has an (*has*) object of another, if second is a part of first
(containment relationship) then we called that there is an aggregation between two
classes.
Unlike association, aggregation always insists a direction

public class University

{
private Chancellor universityChancellor = new Chancellor();
}

But even without a Chancellor a University can exists. But the Faculties cannot exist
without the University, the life time of a Faculty (or Faculties) attached with the life time
of the University. If University is disposed the Faculties will not exist. In that case we
called that University is composed of Faculties. So that composition can be recognized as
a special type of an aggregation.

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Same way, as another example, you can say that, there is a composite relationship inbetween a KeyValuePairCollection and a KeyValuePair. Both depend on each other.
.Net and Java uses the Composite relation to define their Collections
So in summary, we can say that aggregation is a special kind of an association and
composition is a special kind of an aggregation. (Association->Aggregation>Composition)

Abstraction and Generalization

Abstraction is an emphasis on the idea, qualities and properties rather than the particulars
o A suppression of detail
The importance of abstraction is derived from its ability to hide irrelevant details and
from the use of names to reference objects
Abstraction is essential in the construction of programs.
It places the emphasis on what an object is or does rather than how it is represented or
how it works.
It is used to manage complexity in large programs.
In a sentences - abstraction reduces complexity by hiding irrelevant detail
Generalization reduces complexity by replacing multiple entities which perform similar
functions with a single construct.
Generalization is the broadening of application to encompass a larger domain of objects
of the same or different type.
It places the emphasis on the similarities between objects.
Thus, it helps to manage complexity by collecting individuals into groups and providing a
representative which can be used to specify any individual of the group.
Abstraction and generalization are often used together.

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Abstract class

Abstract classes, which declared with the abstract keyword

o Cannot be instantiated
It can only be used as a super-class for other classes that extend the abstract class
Abstract class is the concept and implementation gets completed when it is being realized
by a subclass.
In addition to this a class can inherit only from one abstract class (but a class may
implement many interfaces) and must override all its abstract methods/ properties and
may override virtual methods/ properties.
So, abstract class is generic base class
o Contains an abstract method that must be implemented by a derived class.
An abstract method has no implementation in the base class
An abstract class is a class that can contain abstract members, although it is not required
to do so.
Any class that contains abstract members must be abstract. An abstract class can also
contain non-abstract members.
Example:
public abstract class Animal {
public abstract void Eat();
public abstract Group PolyGenicGroup{get;}
}

or

public abstract class Animal {

public abstract void Eat();
}
public class Mouse : Animal {
public override void Eat() {
Console.WriteLine("Eat cheese");
}
}

When a derived class inherits an abstract method from an abstract class, it must override
the abstract methods
You can also create an abstract class that contains virtual methods, as shown in the
following example:

public abstract class Animal {

public virtual void Sleep() {
Console.WriteLine("Sleeping");
}
public abstract void Eat();
}

In this case, a derived class does not have to provide an implementation of the Sleep
method because Sleep is defined as virtual.
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Interface

In summary the Interface separates the implementation and defines the structure
Apart from that an interface is very useful when the implementation changes frequently
Interface can be used to define a generic template and then one or more abstract classes to
define partial implementations of the interface
An interface like that of an abstract class cannot be instantiated.
An interfaces can inherit other one or more interfaces
Is a reference type that define contract
Can contain method, properties, indexers, events
Does not provide the implementations for the members
Declare an interface
interface ICarnivore {
bool
IsHungry { get; }
Animal
Hunt();
void
Eat(Animal victim);}

Implement an interface
public class Lion: ICarnivore {
private bool hungry;
public bool IsHungry {
get {
return hungry;
}
}
public Animal Hunt() {
// hunt and capture implementation
// return animal object
}
public void Eat( Animal victim ) {
// implementation
}
}

How to work with object that implement interface

ICarnivore objICarnivore = new Lion();

objICarnivore.Hunt();

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What is the difference between a Class and an Interface?

A class can be defined to implement an interface

It also supports multiple implementations.
When a class implements an interface, an object of such class can be encapsulated inside
an interface.
A class and an interface are two different types (conceptually)
Theoretically a class emphasis the idea of encapsulation, while an interface emphasis the
idea of abstraction
Example:

If MyLogger is a class, which implements ILogger, there we can write

ILogger log = new MyLogger();

What is the difference between an Interface and an Abstract class?

Interface definition begins with a keyword interface so it is of type interface

Abstract classes are declared with the abstract keyword so it is of type class
Interface has no implementation, but they have to be implemented.
Abstract classs methods can have implementations and they have to be extended.
Interfaces can only have method declaration (implicitly public and abstract) and properties
(implicitly public static)
Abstract classs methods cant have implementation only when declared abstract.
Interface can inherit more than one interfaces
Abstract class can implement more than one interfaces, but can inherit only one class
Abstract class must override all abstract method and may override virtual methods
Interface can be used when the implementation is changing
Abstract class can be used to provide some default behavior for a base class.
Interface makes implementation interchangeable
Interface increase security by hiding the implementation
Abstract class can be used when implementing framework
Abstract classes are an excellent way to create planned inheritance hierarchies and also to
use as non-leaf classes in class hierarchies.
Interface has no implementation; it only has the signature
The main difference between them is that a class can implement more than one interface
but can only inherit from one abstract class

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Implicit and Explicit Interface Implementations

The concept of implicit and explicit implementation provide safe way to implement
methods of multiple interfaces by hiding, exposing or preserving identities of each of
interface methods, even when the method signatures are the same.
Example:
Let's consider the interfaces defined below.
interface IDisposable
{
void Dispose();
}

Here you can see that the class Student has implicitly and explicitly implemented the method
named Dispose() via Dispose and IDisposable.Dispose.
class Student : IDisposable
{
public void Dispose()
{
Console.WriteLine("Student.Dispose");
}
void IDisposable.Dispose()
{
Console.WriteLine("IDisposable.Dispose");
}
}

Method Overloading

The method overloading is the ability to define several methods all with the same name

The method overloading is the ability to define several methods all with the same name
public class MyLogger
{
public void LogError(Exception e)
{
// Implementation goes here
}
public bool LogError(Exception e, string message)
{
// Implementation goes here
}
}

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Operator Overloading

The operator overloading (less commonly known as ad-hoc polymorphisms) is a specific

case of polymorphisms in which some or all of operators like +, - or == are treated as
polymorphic functions and as such have different behaviors depending on the types of its
arguments.

public class Complex

{
private int real;
public int Real
{ get { return real; } }
private int imaginary;
public int Imaginary
{ get { return imaginary; } }
public Complex(int real, int imaginary)
{
this.real = real;
this.imaginary = imaginary;
}
public static Complex operator +(Complex c1, Complex c2)
{
return new Complex(c1.Real + c2.Real, c1.Imaginary + c2.Imaginary);
}
}

What is Method Overriding?

Method overriding is a language feature that allows a subclass to override a specific

implementation of a method that is already provided by one of its super-classes.
A subclass can give its own definition of methods but need to have the same signature as
the method in its super-class.
This means that when overriding a method the subclass's method has to have the same
name and parameter list as the super-class's overridden method.

public class Animal {

public virtual void Eat() {
Console.WriteLine("Eat something");
}
}
public class Cat : Animal {
public override void Eat() {
Console.WriteLine("Eat small animals");
}
}

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SOLID Object Oriented Principle

Its an acronym of five principles introduced by Mr. Robert Martin (commonly known as Uncle
Bob)
o S-SRP -Single responsibility Principle
o O-OCP - Open-closed Principle
o L-LSP -Liskov substitution Principle
o I-ISP - Interface segregation Principle
o D-DIP - Dependency inversion Principle

SRP -Single responsibility Principle

Real world comparison

Identify Problem in Programming

Before we talk about this principle I want you take a look at following class.

Every time insert logic changes, this class will change.

Every time report format changes, this class will changes.
So a single change leads to double testing (or maybe more).
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What is SRP?

SRP says "Every software module should have only one reason to change".

Software Module Class, Function etc.

Reason to change - Responsibility

Solutions which will not Violate SRP

Now its up to us how we achieve this. One thing we can do is create three different classes
1. Employee Contains Properties (Data)
2. EmployeeDB Does database operations
3. EmplyeeReport Does report related tasks
public class Employee
{
public string EmployeeName { get; set; }
public int EmployeeNo { get; set; }
}
public class EmployeeDB
{
public void Insert(Employee e)
{
//Database Logic written here
}
public Employee Select()
{
//Database Logic written here
}
}
public class EmployeeReport
{
public void GenerateReport(Employee e)
{
//Set report formatting
}
}

Can a single class can have multiple methods?

The answer is YES. Now you might ask how its possible that
1. A class will have single responsibility.
2. A method will have single responsibility.
3. A class may have more than one method.

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//Method with multiple responsibilities violating SRP

public void Insert(Employee e)
{
string StrConnectionString = "";
SqlConnection objCon = new SqlConnection(StrConnectionString);
SqlParameter[] SomeParameters=null;//Create Parameter array from values
SqlCommand objCommand = new SqlCommand("InertQuery", objCon);
objCommand.Parameters.AddRange(SomeParameters);
ObjCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
}
//Method with single responsibility follow SRP
public void Insert(Employee e)
{
SqlConnection objCon = GetConnection();
SqlParameter[] SomeParameters=GetParameters();
SqlCommand ObjCommand = GetCommand(objCon,"InertQuery",SomeParameters);
ObjCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
}
private SqlCommand GetCommand(SqlConnection objCon, string InsertQuery, SqlParameter[]
SomeParameters)
{
SqlCommand objCommand = new SqlCommand(InsertQuery, objCon);
objCommand.Parameters.AddRange(SomeParameters);
return objCommand;
}
private SqlParameter[] GetParaeters()
{
//Create Paramter array from values
}
private SqlConnection GetConnection()
{
string StrConnectionString = "";
return new SqlConnection(StrConnectionString);
}

OCP Open Close Principle

Real World Comparison

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Lets assume you want to add one more floor between the first and second floor in your two floor
house. Do you think it is possible? Yes it is, but is it feasible? Here are some options:

One thing you could have done at time you were building the house first time was make
it with three floors, keeping second floor empty. Then utilize the second floor anytime
you want. I dont know how feasible that is, but it is one solution.
Break the current second floor and build two new floors, which is not sensible.

What is OCP?
First introduced by Betrand Meyer in 1988
He says Software entities (Class, module, function etc.) should be open for extension, but
closed for modification.
An entity is Open for extension means that its behavior can be extended to accommodate
new demand.
The entity is closed for modification means that the existing source code of the module is not
changed or minimum change when making enhancement
Reduces risk Because sometimes code changes introduce heavy risk
Example:

public abstract class Shape

{
public abstract double CalculateArea();
}

//Rectangle class
public class Rectangle : Shape
{
public double Height { get; set; }

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public double Width { get; set; }

public Rectangle(double height, double width)
{
this.Height = height;
this.Width = width;
}
public override double CalculateArea()
{
return Height * Width;
}
}

//Triangle class
public class Triangle : Shape
{
public double Base { get; set; }
public double Height { get; set; }
public Triangle(double vbase, double vheight)
{
this.Base = vbase;
this.Height = vheight;
}
public override double CalculateArea()
{
return 1 / 2.0 * Base * Height;
}
}

//If you wish to add Circle You dont need to modify existing class
public class Circle : Shape
{
public double Radius { get; set; }

public Circle(double radius)

{
this.Radius = radius;
}
public override double CalculateArea()
{
return Math.PI * Radius * Radius;
}
}

//Client class which uses Rectangle, Triangle and Circle class

public class Program
{
public static void Main(string[] args)

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{
Shape objShape = new Rectangle(20, 30);
Console.WriteLine("Area of Rectangle: " + objShape.CalculateArea());
objShape = new Triangle(20, 30);
Console.WriteLine("Area of Triangle: " + objShape.CalculateArea());
objShape = new Circle(4);
Console.WriteLine("Area of Circle: " + objShape.CalculateArea());

Console.ReadKey();
}
}

LSP - Liskov substitution principle

What is LSP?

You might be wondering why we are defining it prior to examples and problem
discussions. Simply put, I thought it will be more sensible here.
It says, "Subclasses should be substitutable for base classes." Dont you think this
statement is strange? If we can always write BaseClass b = new DerivedClass() then
why would such a principle be made?

Real World Comparison

A father is a real estate business man whereas his son wants to be cricketer.
A son cant replace his father in spite of the fact that they belong to same family
hierarchy.

Identify Problem in Programming

Lets talk about a very common example. Normally when we talk about geometric
shapes, we call a rectangle a base class for square. Lets take a look at code snippet.
public class Rectangle
{
public int Width { get; set; }
public int Height { get; set; }

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}
public class Square:Rectangle
{
//codes specific to
//square will be added
}

One can say,

Rectangle o = new Rectangle();

o.Width = 5;
o.Height = 6;

Perfect but as per LSP we should be able to replace Rectangle with square. Lets try to do
so.

Rectangle o = new Square();

o.Width = 5;
o.Height = 6;

What is the matter? Square cannot have different width and height.
What it means? It means we cant replace base with derived. Means we are violating LSP.
Why dont we make width and height virtual in Rectangle, and override them in Square?
public class Square : Rectangle
{
public override int Width
{
get{return base.Width;}
set
{
base.Height = value;
base.Width = value;
}
}
public override int Height
{
get{return base.Height;}
set
{
base.Height = value;
base.Width = value;
}
}
}

We cant because doing so we are violating LSP, as we are changing the behavior of
Width and Height properties in derived class (for Rectangle height and width cannot be
equal, if they are equal its cannot be Rectangle). (It will not be a kind of replacement).

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Solution which will not violate LSP

There should be an abstract class Shape which looks like:

public abstract class Shape
{
public virtual int Width { get; set; }
public virtual int Height { get; set; }
}

Now there will be two concrete classes independent of each other, one rectangle and one
square, both of which will be derived from Shape. Now the developer can say:
Shape o = new Rectangle();
o.Width = 5;
o.Height = 6;
Shape o = new Square();
o.Width = 5; //both height and width become 5
o.Height = 6; //both height and width become 6

This principle is just an extension of the Open Close Principle and it means that we must make
sure that new derived classes are extending the base classes without changing their behavior.

ISP Interface Segregation principle

Real World Comparison

What if every interface of the motherboard is open

o You may confuse which port is for which purpose. Sometimes you will take wrong
decision.

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Identify Problem in Programming

Lets say we want to develop a Report Management System. Now, the very first task is creating
a business layer which will be used by three different UIs.
1. EmployeeUI Show reports related to currently logged in employee
2. ManagerUI Show reports related to himself and the team for which he/manager
belongs.
3. AdminUI Show reports related to individual employee ,related to team and related to
company like profit report.
public interface IReportBAL
{
void GeneratePFReport();
void GenerateESICReport();
void GenerateResourcePerformanceReport();
void GenerateProjectSchedule();
void GenerateProfitReport();
}
public class ReportBAL : IReportBAL
{
public void GeneratePFReport()
{/*...............*/}
public void GenerateESICReport()
{/*...............*/}
public void GenerateResourcePerformanceReport()
{/*...............*/}
public void GenerateProjectSchedule()
{/*...............*/}
public void GenerateProfitReport()
{/*...............*/}
}
public class EmployeeUI
{
public void DisplayUI()
{
IReportBAL objBal = new ReportBAL();
objBal.GenerateESICReport();
objBal.GeneratePFReport();
}
}
public class ManagerUI
{
public void DisplayUI()
{
IReportBAL objBal = new ReportBAL();
objBal.GenerateESICReport();
objBal.GeneratePFReport();
objBal.GenerateResourcePerformanceReport ();

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objBal.GenerateProjectSchedule ();
}
}
public class AdminUI
{
public void DisplayUI()
{
IReportBAL objBal = new ReportBAL();
objBal.GenerateESICReport();
objBal.GeneratePFReport();
objBal.GenerateResourcePerformanceReport();
objBal.GenerateProjectSchedule();
objBal.GenerateProfitReport();
}
}

Now in each UI when the developer types "objBal" the following intellisense will be
shown:

What is the problem?

The developer who is working on EmployeeUI gets access to all the other methods as
well, which may unnecessarily cause him/her confusion.

What is ISP?

It states that "Clients should not be forced to implement interfaces they dont use."
It can also be stated as "Many client specific interfaces are better than one general
purpose interface."
In simple words, if your interface is fat, break it into multiple interfaces.

Update code to follow ISP

public interface IEmployeeReportBAL
{
void GeneratePFReport();
void GenerateESICReport();
}
public interface IManagerReportBAL : IEmployeeReportBAL
{
void GenerateResourcePerformanceReport();
void GenerateProjectSchedule();
}
public interface IAdminReportBAL : IManagerReportBAL

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{
void GenerateProfitReport();
}
public class ReportBAL : IAdminReportBAL
{
public void GeneratePFReport()
{/*...............*/}
public void GenerateESICReport()
{/*...............*/}
public void GenerateResourcePerformanceReport()
{/*...............*/}
public void GenerateProjectSchedule()
{/*...............*/}
public void GenerateProfitReport()
{/*...............*/}
}

Intelligence show on the following code

public class EmployeeUI

{
public void DisplayUI()
{
IEmployeeReportBAL objBal = new ReportBAL();
objBal.GenerateESICReport();
objBal.GeneratePFReport();
}
}

public class ManagerUI

{
public void DisplayUI()
{
IManagerReportBAL objBal = new ReportBAL();
objBal.GenerateESICReport();
objBal.GeneratePFReport();
objBal.GenerateResourcePerformanceReport ();
objBal.GenerateProjectSchedule ();
}
}

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public class AdminUI

{
public void DisplayUI()
{
IAdminReportBAL objBal = new ReportBAL();
objBal.GenerateESICReport();
objBal.GeneratePFReport();
objBal.GenerateResourcePerformanceReport();
objBal.GenerateProjectSchedule();
objBal.GenerateProfitReport();
}
}

DIP Dependency Inversion principle

Real World Comparison

Lets talk about our desktop computers. Different parts such as RAM, a hard disk, and
CD-ROM (etc.) are loosely connected to the motherboard. That means that, if, in future
in any part stops working it can easily be replaced with a new one. Just imagine a
situation where all parts were tightly coupled to each other, which means it would not be

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possible to remove any part from the motherboard. Then in that case if the RAM stops
working we have to buy new motherboard which is going to be very expensive.
Identify Problem in Programming

Look at the following code.

public class CustomerBAL

{
public void Insert(Customer c)
{
try
{
//Insert logic
}
catch (Exception e)
{
FileLogger f = new FileLogger();
f.LogError(e);
}
}
}
public class FileLogger
{
public void LogError(Exception e)
{
//Log Error in a physical file
}
}

In the above code CustomerBAL is directly dependent on the FileLogger class which
will log exceptions in physical file. Now lets assume tomorrow management decides to
log exceptions in the Event Viewer. Now what? Change existing code. Oh no! My God,
that might create a new error!

What is DIP?

It says, "High level modules should not depend upon low level modules. Rather, both
should depend upon abstractions."

Solution with DIP

public interface ILogger

{
void LogError(Exception e);
}
public class FileLogger:ILogger

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{
public void LogError(Exception e)
{
//Log Error in a physical file
}
}
public class EventViewerLogger : ILogger
{
public void LogError(Exception e)
{
//Log Error in a physical file
}
}
public class CustomerBAL
{
private ILogger _objLogger;
public CustomerBAL(ILogger objLogger)
{
_objLogger = objLogger;
}
public void Insert(Customer c)
{
try
{
//Insert logic
}
catch (Exception e)
{
_objLogger.LogError(e);
}
}
}

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Basic Idea about Use case

A use case is a thing an actor perceives from the system.

A use case maps actors with functions.
Importantly, the actors need not be people.
o As an example a system can perform the role of an actor, when it communicates
with another system.

In another angle a use case encodes a typical user interaction with the system. In
particular, it:
o Captures some user-visible function.
o Achieves some concrete goal for the user.
A complete set of use cases largely defines the requirements for your system: everything
the user can see, and would like to do.

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What is a Class Diagram?

A class diagrams are widely used to describe the types of objects in a system and their
relationships.
Class diagrams model class structure and contents using design elements such as classes,
packages and objects
Class diagrams describe three different perspectives when designing a system,
conceptual, specification, and implementation

Different Diagram
Package Diagram
Package diagrams are used to reflect the organization of packages and their elements
Sequence Diagram
A sequence diagrams model the flow of logic within a system in a visual manner, it

enable both to document and validate your logic, and are used for both analysis and
design purposes.

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What is two-tier architecture?

The two-tier architecture is refers to client/ server architectures as well

According to the modern days use of two-tier architecture the user interfaces (or with
ASP.NET, all web pages) runs on the client and the database is stored on the server. The
actual application logic can run on either the client or the server.

What is three-tier architecture?

The three tier software architecture (also known as three layer architectures) emerged in
the 1990s
o Overcome the limitations of the two tier architecture.

The 3-Tier architecture has the following three tiers.

Presentation Tier or Web Server: User Interface, displaying/ accepting data/ input to/
from the user
Application Logic/ Business Logic/ Transaction Tier or Application Server: Data
validation, acceptability check before being added to the database and all other business/
application specific operations
Data Tier or Database server: Simple reading and writing method to database or any
other storage, connection, command, stored procedures etc

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What is MVC architecture?

The Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture separates the modeling of the domain

The definitions given below are the closes possible ones I found for ASP.NET version of
MVC.
o Model: DataSet and typed DataSet (sometimes business object, object collection,
XML etc) are the most common use of the model.
o View: The ASPX and ASCX files generally handle the responsibilities of the view.
o Controllers: The handling of events or the controlling is usually done in the
code-behind class.

What is SOA?

A service-oriented architecture is essentially a collection of services.

These services communicate with each other.
The communication can involve either simple data passing or it could involve two or
more services coordinating some activity.
Some means of connecting services to each other is needed.
The .Net technology introduces the SOA by mean of web services.
The SOA can be used as the concept to connect multiple systems to provide services.

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What is the Data Access Layer?

The data access layer (DAL), which is a key part of every n-tier system, is mainly consist
of a simple set of code that does basic interactions with the database or any other storage
device.
These functionalities are often referred to as CRUD (Create, Retrieve, Update, and
Delete).
The data access layer need to be generic, simple, quick and efficient as much as possible.
It should not include complex application/ business logics.

What is the Business Logic Layer?

Business logic actually is, and in many cases it's just the bridge in between the
presentation layer and the data access layer with having nothing much, except taking
from one and passing to the other.
In some other cases, it is not even been well thought out, they just take the leftovers from
the presentation layer and the data access layer then put them in another layer which
automatically is called the business logic layer.

Gang of Four (GoF) Design Patterns

The Gang of Four (GoF) patterns are generally considered the foundation for all other
patterns.
They are categorized in three groups: Creational, Structural, and Behavioral.

Creational Patterns

o
o
o
o
o

Abstract Factory - Creates an instance of several families of classes

Builder - Separates object construction from its representation
Factory Method - Creates an instance of several derived classes
Prototype - A fully initialized instance to be copied or cloned
Singleton - A class of which only a single instance can exist

Structural Patterns

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

Adapter - Match interfaces of different classes

Bridge - Separates an objects interface from its implementation
Composite - A tree structure of simple and composite objects
Decorator - Add responsibilities to objects dynamically
Facade - A single class that represents an entire subsystem
Flyweight - A fine-grained instance used for efficient sharing
Proxy - An object representing another object

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Behavioral Patterns

o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

Chain of Resp. - A way of passing a request between a chain of objects

Command - Encapsulate a command request as an object
Interpreter - A way to include language elements in a program
Iterator - Sequentially access the elements of a collection
Mediator - Defines simplified communication between classes
Memento - Capture and restore an object's internal state
Observer - A way of notifying change to a number of classes
State - Alter an object's behavior when its state changes
Strategy - Encapsulates an algorithm inside a class
Template Method - Defer the exact steps of an algorithm to a subclass
Visitor - Defines a new operation to a class without change

History Card
Version No
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Modification History
Created
Update Cover

Update Date
5 December 2013
24 November 2014

Published Date
22 December 2013
24 November 2014

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http://www.oodesign.com/liskov-s-substitution-principle.html (link)
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7. Basic Object-Oriented Concepts - Edward V. Berard (The Object Agency, Inc.) (Slide)
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