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Class diagrams: Key elements

Class diagrams: Key elements - Unified Modeling Language (UML) Tutorial

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Class diagrams: Key elements

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- [Instructor] Class diagrams model the type of objects in the system, along with the relationships among them. They also represent the most granular, or lowest level, of abstraction, for example, classes and interfaces. They are the most widely-used structural models, showing a static view of the system, and they're often created by developers as part of design activity. Before we look at the notations used in a class diagram, I do want to point out that you may observe some notations varying among different tools. For example, here, two classes, one drawn using Microsoft Visio and the other using PlantUML, have some subtle differences. PlantUML has the letter C, indicating it's a class, however, such differences are usually minor and do not really pose any problems as far as understanding these diagrams is concerned. Now let us look at the key elements of a class diagram. The key elements in class diagrams can be divided…

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