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Sequence Diagram Basics in Software Engineering

The document provides an overview of sequence diagrams in software engineering, highlighting their role in modeling interactions between objects to complete specific tasks. It explains the structure of sequence diagrams, including the horizontal and vertical axes representing interaction partners and chronological order, respectively. Additionally, it details the types of messages exchanged, such as send and response messages, and introduces concepts like conditional and looping messages.

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Sequence Diagram Basics in Software Engineering

The document provides an overview of sequence diagrams in software engineering, highlighting their role in modeling interactions between objects to complete specific tasks. It explains the structure of sequence diagrams, including the horizontal and vertical axes representing interaction partners and chronological order, respectively. Additionally, it details the types of messages exchanged, such as send and response messages, and introduces concepts like conditional and looping messages.

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KARABUK UNIVERSITY

Computer Engineering Department

CPE 310 Software Engineering


Lab#11
Requirements Modeling
The Sequence Diagram

Hasan Kivrak
Sequence diagram
● describes the interactions between objects to fulfill a specific task
○ specifies how messages and data are exchanged between interaction partners
○ the focus is on the chronological order of the messages exchanged between the interaction
partners.

● examples of interactions
○ Conversation between persons
○ Message exchange between humans and a software system
○ Communication protocols
○ Sequence of method calls in a program
○ …
Sequence diagram
● Two-dimensional diagram

○ Horizontal axis: involved interaction


partners/objects

○ Vertical axis: chronological order of the


interaction

■ Represents the lifetime of the object


associated with it

● Interaction = sequence of event specifications


Exchanging Messages (1/2)

● Interaction: sequence of events

● Message is defined via send event and


receive event

● Execution specification

○ continuous bar

○ used to visualize when an


interaction partner executes some
behavior
Exchanging Messages (2/2)
Order of messages:
Messages(1/2)
● Send Message
○ Continuous filled-arrowed

● Response message

○ dashed open-arrowed
● Object creation
○ dashed open-arrowed with keyword new

● Object destruction
○ Object is deleted
○ Large cross (×) at the end of the lifeline
Messages(1/2) - Examples
Messages(2/2)
● Conditional and looping messages
○ a frame (operators) is placed around
one or more messages
■ UML offers 12 different types of operators

○ Describe a number of possible


execution paths
Reference frames
● Reference frames are used to simplify a diagram and factor out a portion into
another diagram

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