Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

Law of Demeter: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

● anchor · a standalone construct Nearest construct by meaning·not indexed

A single standalone construct; nearby constructs are located against it in the Collider. Tap a field for its definition, unit, and measures.

Software engineering

the style rule that a method should send messages only to its own object, its parameters and objects it creates, limiting coupling.

In software engineering, Law of Demeter refers to the style rule that a method should send messages only to its own object, its parameters and objects it creates, limiting coupling. This meaning comes from Lieberherr (1989) in IEEE Software.[1]

Unit
Recovery means
Measured by

Run it through the Collider, or take the citations with you.

See how Law of Demeter sits against neighbouring constructs in the Collider, or export every reference on this page in one click.

Open in Collider Export BibTeX Report this entry

Nearby constructs

coupling4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs object4 fields · 8 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs send1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Lieberherr, K. J., & Holland, I. M. (1989). Assuring good style for object-oriented programs. IEEE Software, 6(5), 38-48. https://doi.org/10.1109/52.35588

Cited on this page?

Confirm your construct, or correct us.

If your work is cited behind one of these entries, you know better than we do whether we captured the meaning right. Confirm it, suggest an edit, or dispute it, and your name goes on the entry as an author who has checked it, linked to your ORCID.

Claim your construct