UMBC CS 201, Fall 05

Information Hiding

Components hide internal details and processing from one another.
Each hides a specific design decision.
Allows us to isolate complex parts of problem, where "decisions" need to be made.
Possible to use different design methods within different components.
When a hidden design decision changes, only that component must be changed.
The rest of the design remains intact.

Tuesday, 13-Dec-2005 12:51:44 EST