An Introduction to Object COBOL

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E. Reed Doke is the author of An Introduction to Object COBOL, published by Wiley. Bill C. Hardgrave is the author of An Introduction to Object COBOL, published by Wiley.

Chapter 1 Why Study Object-Oriented Technology?

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"The Software Crisis"

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Is Object-Oriented Technology the Answer?

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History of Object-Oriented Technology

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Summary

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Key Terms

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Review Questions

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Exercises

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Bibliography

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Chapter 2 Object-Oriented Concepts

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The Credit Union System

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OO Is the Same and OO Is Different

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Software Objects Model Real-World Objects

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Class Relationships

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Object Models

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Inheritance

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Polymorphism

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Advantages of Using Objects

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Summary

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Key Terms

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Review Questions

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Exercises

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Bibliography

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Chapter 3 Why Study Object COBOL?

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Current Demand for COBOL Developers

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The Impact of OO on COBOL Developers

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The Impact of GUI and Client-Server on COBOL

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Staying with COBOL?

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Future Demand for COBOL Developers

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Summary

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Key Terms

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Review Questions

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Exercises

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Bibliography

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Chapter 4 The Evolution of the COBOL Language

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Early COBOL (COBOL-60 through COBOL-68)

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COBOL-74

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COBOL-85 and Addendum (Intrinsic Functions)

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COBOL-9X: Object COBOL

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Summary

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Key Terms

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Review Questions

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Exercises

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Bibliography

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Chapter 5 Fundamentals of Object COBOL

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A Class Program

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INVOKING a Method

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Object Interaction Diagrams

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Factory Methods and Instance Methods

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Creating an Instance

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Creating Multiple Instances

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Layered Systems Development

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Summary

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A Note about Object COBOL Standards

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Key Terms

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Review Questions

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Exercises

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Bibliography

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Class Descriptions

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Program Listings

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Chapter 6 Working with Superclasses and Subclasses

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A Word About Inherited Attributes

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The Account Class Program

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The CheckingAccount Class Program

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The LoanAccount Class Program

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The SavingsAccount Class Program

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A Program to INVOKE the Class Methods

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Instance Creation for Subclasses

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Persistent Instances

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Destroying Instances

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Summary

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Key Terms

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Review Questions

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Exercises

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Class Descriptions

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Program Listings

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Chapter 7 Data Management

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Why Have Persistent Instances?

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File Design for Persistent Instances

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Problem Domain Classes

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The CheckingDataManager Class

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The CustomerDataManager Class

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Object Programming at Its Finest--Easy Maintenance

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Class Interfaces

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Summary

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Key Terms

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Review Questions

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Exercise

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Bibliography

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Class Descriptions

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Program Listings

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Chapter 8 User Interface

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Designing the User Interface

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Program Design for the User Interface

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Building the User Interface

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The MenuScreen Class

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The CheckingScreen Class

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The CustomerScreen Class

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Object Programming at Its Finest--Easy Maintenance

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Summary

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Key Terms

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Review Questions

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Exercises

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Bibliography

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Class Descriptions

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Program Listings

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Chapter 9 Object COBOL and Beyond

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Moving to OO Development

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A Brief Review of Where We Have Been

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Additional Reading

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Key Terms

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Review Questions

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Exercise

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Bibliography

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Index

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