how to diagram a class which contains the definition of another class?

[netskink]

ie. how to draw this?

public class foo {
public static class goo {
public static final int VAL=0;
}
}

I can draw a class for foo and goo. Maybe the question is what kind
of link would be drawn between foo and goo? A Containment link?

John

[RJB]

Since foo depends on goo, I think a dependency link
foo......>goo
is needed. With a stereotype <<includes>>.

But to show that goo is within the foo namespace you might give it the
name
foo::goo
In the diagram.

If foo has no operations or attributes then it might be shown as a
package and you use that inclusion --(+) thingy?

[Jim Logan]

John,

You can define a class within a class in UML 2. The qualified name for "goo" would be "foo::goo". If you then drag both classes onto the same class diagram you can expose the containment relationship that looks like this:

-Jim

[netskink]

RJB, JIM,

Many thanks. That makes sense.

Thanks again,

John

[Michael Jesse Chonoles]

You should, depending on the tool, be able to use the (+) from a class to an inner class. I don't beleive a dependency is needed, if it were, it would be bi-directional.

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[RJB]

I checked the UML2.0 standard and classes can have nestedClassifiers.
But I couldn't find the notation! Perhaps I missed it?

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> You should, depending on the tool, be able to use the (+) from a class to an inner class. I don't beleive a dependency is needed, if it were, it would be bi-directional.
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[Michael Jesse Chonoles]

Perhaps it's in the infrastructure, but the (+) symbol indicates namespace containment.

Michael

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