Class diagrams
Class diagrams are a fundamental part of the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and depict the structure and relationships of the classes within a system or software application. UML is a modeling language maintained by the Object Management Group (OMG). Class diagrams are a valuable tool for visualizing, designing, and documenting the architecture of your software. In this context, a class is like a blueprint for the objects we will use in our software. The class is the blueprint, and the object is the instance of that blueprint. Here are some key elements and concepts in class diagrams:
- Class: The central element in a class diagram is the class itself, represented as a rectangle with three compartments, as shown in Figure 3.1:
- The top compartment contains the class’s name
- The middle compartment lists the class’s attributes or properties
- The bottom compartment displays the class’s methods or operations
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