UML Class Diagram

1.Definition

a type of static structure diagram that describes the structure of a system by showing the system’s:

• classes
• their attributes
• operations (or methods)
• relationships among objects

2.Class Visibility

• + public
• - private
• # protected

3.Parameter Directionality

• in (pass to)
• out (pass back)
• inout (both)

4.Perspectives of Class Diagram

5.Relationships between classes

① inheritance

• is-a
• point from the child to the parent

② aggregation

• B is a part of A
• separate lifetimes
• * to 1

③ Composition

• B cannot stand by itself

6.Example

• Order System
  
• GUI