Chapter 2 Building an Object-Oriented Model

Analyzing class properties

The following class properties each have several default values from which you can select from:

Stereotype

Type

Visibility

Cardinality

Stereotype

 

Stereotypes are classes that are derived from existing classes but that are

 

specific to a particular problem. They enable you to extend the semantics of a

 

class without changing its structure. In this way stereotypes must be based on

 

existing classes but they allow you to provide additional distinctions for these

 

classes. Stereotypes can be predefined or user-defined. They allow you to add

 

additional information that may be specific to a project or process. They may

 

extend the semantics, but not the structure of pre-existing classes.

Modify or creating

You can modify an existing stereotype or create a new one from the object

new stereotypes

language property sheet.

 

For more information on modifying and creating variables of an object

 

language, see the chapter Object Language Properties.

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