Class

Classes and Interfaces can be customized from the preferences (UML > Class Diagram > Class).

Five major options are available:

2. Package indications

Usually, classes and interfaces of a class diagram come from the same package. But sometimes they can come from different packages, and indication about the package from which classes or interfaces come from might be useful. This preference allows you to set how package information should be shown in the class diagram. This only applies to new classes or interfaces, any modification will not impact existing classes.

Four ways of package indications are available :

• No indication (only the class name is displayed)
• In a package view
• Prefix class name such as GUI:Windows (Classes from a different package are prefixed with their package name)
• Subtitle of class name {GUI} (Classes from a different package are subtitled with their package name)

3. Attributes

New functions:
Use property Concept:  By default, the property concept is activated, so the attribute and its accessors are displayed as a single property. (See getting started example.)
Show association member:  By default, the show association member is not activated, (See getting started example.)

This preference allows you to choose which attributes will be visible in your UML view. It is only applied to new classes, any modification will not impact existing classes.

Multiple possibilities are provided :

• Public (The public attributes will be visible).
• Protected (The protected attributes will be visible)
• Private (The private attributes will be visible).
• Package (The package attributes will be visible. An attribute without visibility modifier has the package visibility).
• Static (The static attributes will be visible if their visibilities are visible).
• Use property concept (The attributes and their accessors will be displayed as properties)
• Show association member (The attributes which are association ends will be displayed)
  

More detail is then provided for each class in the diagram through the view selector.

4. Methods

This preference allows you to choose which methods will be visible in your UML view. It is only applied to new classes, any modification will not impact existing classes.

Multiple possibilities are provided :

• Public (The public methods will be visible).
• Protected (The protected methods will be visible)
• Private (The private methods will be visible).
• Package (The package methods will be visible. A method without visibility modifier has the package visibility).
• Static (The static methods will be visible if their visibilities are visible).
• Arguments (The argument types are visible).
• Variable name (The argument names are visible).
• Kind (The argument kinds are visible).
• Return type (The return type is visible).

More detail is then provided for each class in the diagram through the view selector

5. Inner classes

This preference allows you to choose which inner classes will be visible in your UML view. It is only applied to new classes, any modification will not impact existing classes.

Multiple possibilities are provided :

• Public (The public inner classes will be visible).
• Protected (The protected inner classes will be visible)
• Private (The private inner classes will be visible).
• Package (The package inner classes will be visible. An inner class without visibility modifier has the package visibility).
• Static (The static inner classes will be visible if their visibilities are visible).

More detail is then provided for each class in the diagram through the view selector.