Class LCOM5

LCOM5 (Henderson-Sellers, 1996)

Formula: LCOM5 = (a - μΣ(mA)) / (a - μ)

Where:

• a is the number of attributes (fields)
• μ is the number of methods
• mA is the number of methods accessing attribute A
• Σ(mA) is the sum over all attributes

Returns a value between 0 and 1:

• 0: perfect cohesion
• 1: lack of cohesion