Properties of types on UML class diagrams
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In a UML Class Diagram, a type is a class, an interface, or an enumeration.
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This topic is about the properties of types in UML Class Diagrams. For more information, see the following topics:
Properties
These are the properties of a class, interface or enumeration.
To see the properties of a type, right-click the type in the diagram or in UML Model Explorer, and then click Properties. The properties appear in the Properties window.
| Property | Default | Appears in | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | A default name | All elements | Identifies the element. |
| Qualified Name | Containing Package :: Type Name | All elements | Identifies the element uniquely. Prefixed with the qualified name of the package that contains it. |
| Color | Default for the kind of type | All elements | The color of this shape. Unlike the other properties, this is not a property of the underlying model element. Different views of the same type can have different colors. |
| Is Abstract | False | Class | If true, the class cannot be instantiated, and is intended for use as a base class. |
| Is Leaf | False | Class, Interface | If true, the type is not intended to have derived types. |
| Is Active | False | Class | If true, each instance of this type is associated with a thread of control. |
| Visibility | Public | Class, Interface, Enumeration | - Public - globally visible. - Private - this type is visible within the package that owns it. - Package - visible within the package. |
| Work Items | 0 associated | All elements | The number of work items associated with this element. To associate work items, see Link model elements and work items. |
| Description | (blank) | All elements | You can make general notes about the item here. |
| Template Binding | (none) | Class, Interface, Enumeration | If not empty, this type is defined by binding parameter values to this template class. Expand the property to see the bindings of the template parameters. |
| Template Parameters | (none) | Class, Interface, Enumeration | If not empty, this is a template class that has the parameters listed here. To add parameters or view the properties of individual parameters, click […]. |
See Also
Properties of attributes on UML class diagrams Properties of operations on UML class diagrams Properties of associations on UML class diagrams UML Class Diagrams: Guidelines