Chapter 8: Rendering Class Diagrams

A class diagram is a graphical representation that is used to visualize and describe an object-oriented system by showcasing the system's classes, their attributes, their members, and the kind of relationship that exists among the classes. The object-oriented programming (OOP) paradigm is based on the concept of classes and objects, and a class diagram is an efficient way to describe the system. Class diagrams are among the most popular diagrams in the Unified Modeling Language (UML). In this chapter, you will learn how you can use Mermaid to generate UML-inspired class diagrams. You will learn how to create classes, how to define their attributes and methods, how to add different relationships between classes, and how to annotate them. You will also learn how to add interactivity to your class diagrams, and how to customize your classes using custom styles and overriding the theme variables.

We will cover the following topics in this chapter...