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What is a class diagram in UML?
A type of static structure diagram that describes the structure of a system by showing the system's classes, attributes, operations, and relationships among objects.
What do class diagrams provide in the software development lifecycle?
What are attributes in a class diagram?
Data members of the class that represent the characteristics or properties of the object.
What are methods in a class diagram?
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Which visibility notation indicates public access in a class diagram?
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Class diagrams cannot be used during the implementation phase of software development.
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In a class diagram, methods are known as ______.
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Study Notes
Class Diagrams - Introduction
- A class diagram in UML is a static structure diagram that describes the structure of a system by showing its classes, attributes, operations, and relationships.
- Class diagrams are used in object-oriented programming to represent classes, and the relationships between them.
- They can be directly mapped with object-oriented languages.
- Classes are depicted as boxes, containing class name, attributes, and methods.
- They provide a high-level overview of a system's design, helping to communicate and document the software structure.
Purpose of Class Diagrams
- They are fundamental tools in object-oriented design.
- They are used for analysis, design, and implementation phases of a software development cycle.
Class Diagram: Analysis and Design
- Used in the analysis stage, a class diagram helps understand the requirements and identify components.
- In object-oriented projects, class diagrams created early contain classes that often translate into actual software classes.
- They are refined over time to represent specific system parts, user interfaces, logical implementations, and more.
- They provide a snapshot of the system's workings, including relationships between components at various levels.
- Class diagrams visualize, specify, and document structural features in models.
- They help convert models into code and vice-versa.
Class Diagram: Useful Functions
- Capture and define the structure of classes and other classifiers.
- Define relationships between classes and classifiers.
- Illustrate model structure using attributes, operations, and signals.
- Show common classifier roles and responsibilities that define system behavior.
- Show implementation classes within a package.
- Show the structure and behavior of one or more classes.
- Show inheritance hierarchies among classes and classifiers.
- Show workers and entities as business object models.
Class Diagram: Elements
- Class Name: Typically centered and bold in the top compartment of the class box.
- Attributes: Represent data members of the class, listed in the second compartment, often with visibility (public, private) and data type.
- Methods: Represent the behavior or functionality. Listed in the third compartment, with visibility, return type, and parameters.
Visibility Notation
- + for public (visible from all classes).
- - for private (visible only within the class).
- # for protected (visible to subclasses).
- ~ for package or default visibility (visible to classes in the same package).
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This quiz covers the essentials of class diagrams in UML, focusing on their structure, purpose, and role in object-oriented programming. It explores how class diagrams provide a clear overview of system design and their significance in the software development cycle.
