@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/5239, title = {A Design-Based Cohesion Metric for Object-Oriented Classes}, author = {Jehad Al Dallal}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {Class cohesion is an important object-oriented software quality attribute. It indicates how much the members in a class are related. Assessing the class cohesion and improving the class quality accordingly during the object-oriented design phase allows for cheaper management of the later phases. In this paper, the notion of distance between pairs of methods and pairs of attribute types in a class is introduced and used as a basis for introducing a novel class cohesion metric. The metric considers the methodmethod, attribute-attribute, and attribute-method direct interactions. It is shown that the metric gives more sensitive values than other well-known design-based class cohesion metrics.}, journal = {International Journal of Computer and Information Engineering}, volume = {1}, number = {10}, year = {2007}, pages = {3029 - 3034}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/5239}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/10}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 10, 2007}, }