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Abstract

There are many ways to look at a problem to be solved using a software-based solution. One widely used approach to problem solving takes an object-oriented viewpoint. The definition of objects encompasses a description of attributes, behaviors, operations, and messages. An object encapsulates both data and the processing that is applied to the data. This important characteristic enables classes of objects to be built and inherently leads to libraries of reusable classes and objects. Because reuse is a critically important attribute of modern software engineering, the object-oriented paradigm is attractive to many software development organizations.