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CST205 OBJECT ORIENTED

PROGRAMMING USING JAVA


MODULE 1-Activity Diagram
ACTIVITY DIAGRAM
 ACTIVITY DIAGRAM is basically a flowchart to represent the
flow from one activity to another activity.
 The activity can be described as an operation of the system
 The basic purpose of activity diagrams is to capture the
dynamic behaviour of the system
 It is also called object-oriented flowchart
 Activity diagrams are not only used for visualizing the
dynamic nature of a system, but they are also used to
construct the executable system by using forward and
reverse engineering techniques.
 Activity Diagram portrays the control flow from a start point
to a finishing point showing the various decision paths that
exist while the activity is being executed
Basic components of an activity diagram

 Initial state: The starting state before an activity takes place is


depicted using the initial state. The start node is represented
by a black circle.

 Action or Activity State : A step in the activity wherein the


users or software perform a given task. An activity represents
execution of an action on objects or by an objects. It indicates
the activities that make up a modelled process. These
symbols, which include short descriptions within the shape,
are the main building blocks of an activity diagram
 Action Flows or Control Flows: Action Flows or Control Flows
are also referred to as paths and edges. They are used to
show the transition from one activity state to another.
 Connector symbol - Shows the directional flow, or control
flow, of the activity.
 Joint symbol / Synchronization bar - Combines two concurrent
activities and re-introduces them to a flow where only one
activity occurs at a time. Represented with a thick vertical or
horizontal line. Join nodes are used to support concurrent
activities converging into one. For join notations ,we have two
or more incoming edges and one outgoing edge
 Fork symbol - Splits a single activity flow into two concurrent
activities. Symbolized with multiple arrowed lines from a join.
Fork nodes are used to support concurrent activities.
 Decision symbol - Represents a decision and always has at
least two paths branching out with condition text. A
conditional branch in the flow that is represented by a
diamond. It includes a single input and two or more outputs.
 Note symbol - Allows the diagram creators or collaborators to
communicate additional messages that don't fit within the
diagram itself. Leave notes for added clarity and specification.
 Send signal symbol - Indicates that a signal is being sent to a
receiving activity
 Receive signal symbol - Demonstrates the acceptance of an
event. After the event is received, the flow that comes from
this action is completed.
 Flow final symbol - Represents the end of a specific process
flow. This symbol shouldn’t represent the end of all flows in
an activity. The flow final symbol should be placed at the end
of a single activity flow.
 Condition text - Placed next to a decision marker to let you
know under what condition an activity flow should split off in
that direction
 End symbol - Marks the end state of an activity and
represents the completion of all flows of a process. .The end
node is represented by an outlined black circle. The state
which the system reaches when a particular process or
activity ends is known as a Final state or End state
 Swimlanes-we use swimlanes for grouping related activities in
one column/one row. Swimlanes can be vertical or horizontal
• They are used to add modularity to the activity diagram

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