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UML - Object Diagrams

Object diagrams are derived from class diagrams so object diagrams are dependent
upon class diagrams.
Object diagrams represent an instance of a class diagram. The basic concepts are
similar for class diagrams and object diagrams. Object diagrams also represent the
static view of a system but this static view is a snapshot of the system at a particular
moment.
Object diagrams are used to render a set of objects and their relationships as an
instance.

Purpose of Object Diagrams


The purpose of a diagram should be understood clearly to implement it practically.
The purposes of object diagrams are similar to class diagrams.
The difference is that a class diagram represents an abstract model consisting of
classes and their relationships. However, an object diagram represents an instance
at a particular moment, which is concrete in nature.
It means the object diagram is closer to the actual system behavior. The purpose is
to capture the static view of a system at a particular moment.
The purpose of the object diagram can be summarized as −
• Forward and reverse engineering.
• Object relationships of a system
• Static view of an interaction.
• Understand object behaviour and their relationship from practical perspective

How to Draw an Object Diagram?


We have already discussed that an object diagram is an instance of a class diagram.
It implies that an object diagram consists of instances of things used in a class
diagram.
So both diagrams are made of same basic elements but in different form. In class
diagram elements are in abstract form to represent the blue print and in object
diagram the elements are in concrete form to represent the real world object.
To capture a particular system, numbers of class diagrams are limited. However, if
we consider object diagrams then we can have unlimited number of instances, which
are unique in nature. Only those instances are considered, which have an impact on
the system.
From the above discussion, it is clear that a single object diagram cannot capture all
the necessary instances or rather cannot specify all the objects of a system. Hence,
the solution is −
• First, analyze the system and decide which instances have important data and
association.
• Second, consider only those instances, which will cover the functionality.
• Third, make some optimization as the number of instances are unlimited.
Before drawing an object diagram, the following things should be remembered and
understood clearly −
• Object diagrams consist of objects.
• The link in object diagram is used to connect objects.
• Objects and links are the two elements used to construct an object diagram.
After this, the following things are to be decided before starting the construction of
the diagram −
• The object diagram should have a meaningful name to indicate its purpose.
• The most important elements are to be identified.
• The association among objects should be clarified.
• Values of different elements need to be captured to include in the object
diagram.
• Add proper notes at points where more clarity is required.
The following diagram is an example of an object diagram. It represents the Order
management system which we have discussed in the chapter Class Diagram. The
following diagram is an instance of the system at a particular time of purchase. It has
the following objects.
• Customer
• Order
• SpecialOrder
• NormalOrder
Now the customer object (C) is associated with three order objects (O1, O2, and O3).
These order objects are associated with special order and normal order objects (S1,
S2, and N1). The customer has the following three orders with different numbers (12,
32 and 40) for the particular time considered.
The customer can increase the number of orders in future and in that scenario the
object diagram will reflect that. If order, special order, and normal order objects are
observed then you will find that they have some values.
For orders, the values are 12, 32, and 40 which implies that the objects have these
values for a particular moment (here the particular time when the purchase is made
is considered as the moment) when the instance is captured
The same is true for special order and normal order objects which have number of
orders as 20, 30, and 60. If a different time of purchase is considered, then these
values will change accordingly.
The following object diagram has been drawn considering all the points mentioned
above

Where to Use Object Diagrams?


Object diagrams can be imagined as the snapshot of a running system at a particular
moment. Let us consider an example of a running train
Now, if you take a snap of the running train then you will find a static picture of it
having the following −
• A particular state which is running.
• A particular number of passengers. which will change if the snap is taken in a
different time
Here, we can imagine the snap of the running train is an object having the above
values. And this is true for any real-life simple or complex system.
In a nutshell, it can be said that object diagrams are used for −
• Making the prototype of a system.
• Reverse engineering.
• Modeling complex data structures.
• Understanding the system from practical perspective.

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