Basic Modelling Concepts
Modelling tools have their own interpretation of how diagrams, icons are used. This webpage tries to give some clues on how this implementation are made.
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Object Orientation Basic Elements
Basic OO Elements:
Association
| https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f5/BidirectionalAssociation.png | https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/UnidirectionalAssociation.png |
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| A bidirectional association | Unless otherwise specified, navigation across an association is bidirectional, although it may be limited to just one direction by adorning some end with an arrowhead pointing to the direction of traversal. |
| Description | |
| Association defines a relationship between classes of objects that allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf. | |
Aggregation
| https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Aggregation-Composition3.png |
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| A bidirectional association |
| Description |
| Association defines a relationship between classes of objects that allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf. A "uses" B = Aggregation : B exists independently (conceptually) from A.
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Composition
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| A one directional Composition |
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| A "owns" B = Composition : B has no meaning or purpose in the system without A.
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Example:
A Text Editor owns a Buffer (composition). A Text Editor uses a File (aggregation).
The university has faculties which exists on its departments (composition). Departments uses employees/members (aggregation).
See also
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- Agile Modeling, Class Diagrams Guidelines. See example above.