iAnywhere Water System User Manual

Chapter 2 Building an Object-Oriented Model
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Analyzing class properties
The following class properties each have several default values from which
you can select from:
♦ Stereotype
♦ Type
♦ Visibility
♦ Cardinality
Stereotype
Stereotypes are classes that are derived from existing classes but that are
specific to a particular problem. They enable you to extend the semantics of a
class without changing its structure. In this way stereotypes must be based on
existing classes but they allow you to provide additional distinctions for these
classes. Stereotypes can be predefined or user-defined. They allow you to add
additional information that may be specific to a project or process. They may
extend the semantics, but not the structure of pre-existing classes.
You can modify an existing stereotype or create a new one from the object
language property sheet.
$ For more information on modifying and creating variables of an object
language, see the chapter Object Language Properties.
Modify or creating
new stereotypes