6UML CLASS DIAGRAMS
This chapter describes class diagrams, one of the more important diagramming tools in UML. Class diagrams are the basis for defining data types, data structures, and operations on that data in programs. In turn, they’re the basis for object-oriented analysis (OOA) and object-oriented design (OOD).
6.1 Object-Oriented Analysis and Design in UML
The creators of UML wanted a formal system for designing object-oriented software to replace the structured programming formalisms available at the time (1990s). Here we’ll discuss how to represent classes (data types) and objects (instance variables of data types) in UML.
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