An inter-object constraint model

Both object-oriented and constraint technologies are powerful paradigms. Combining these two different but complementary paradigms can give a more powerful paradigm thanks to the merging of their properties. This paper presents the structure of a constraint oriented model: the OOC model. This model allows, on the one hand, the representation and the definition of constraints and, on the other hand, the management and resolution of these constraints. More precisely, this model essentially deals with generic constraints which are positioned on a set of components and refer to a given composite object.