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In this paper we present a framework of method evolution handling for object-oriented databases. Behavioural consistency is also addressed. Two levels of granularity for method evolution are described. The first level relates to the evolution of methods in the context of a class inheritance hierarchy, and concerns the semantics of the polymorphism of methods. The second level is the behavioural evolution in which the chain of calling relationships between methods is considered. A graph based approach is used for the behavioural consistency checking in order to prevent the following problems: run-time type errors, side-effects, redundant methods, and unexpected behaviours.
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Li, X., Tari, Z. (1994). Consistency checking of evolving methods. In: Karagiannis, D. (eds) Database and Expert Systems Applications. DEXA 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 856. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58435-8_178
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