
Chapter 2 Building an
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 |
| additional information that may be specific to a project or process. They may |
| extend the semantics, but not the structure of |
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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