The package is the main organizational artifact within ArgoUML. In
the UML metamodel it is a sub-class of both Namespace
and GeneralizableElement
.
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ArgoUML also implements the UML |
ArgoUML also implements some less common aspects of UML model
management. In particular the relationship UML 1.3 defines as
Generalization
and the sub-class dependency
Permission
for use between packages.
The details tabs that are active for packages are as follows.
ToDoItem
Standard tab.
Properties
See Section 17.2.2, “Package Property Toolbar” and Section 17.2.3, “Property Fields For Package” below.
Documentation
Standard tab. See Section 12.5, “Documentation Tab”.
Style
Standard tab. The Bounds:
field
defines the bounding box for the package on the
diagram.
Source
Standard tab. This contains a template package declaration appropriate to the entire package. In the future this would be part of the code generation activity.
Constraints
Standard tab. ArgoUML only supports constraints on Classes and Features (Attributes, Operations, Receptions, and Methods), so this tab is grayed out.
Tagged Values
Standard tab. In the UML metamodel,
Package
has the following standard tagged
values defined.
derived
(from the
superclass, ModelElement
). Values
true
, meaning the package is
redundant—it can be formally derived from other
elements, or false
meaning it
cannot.
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Derived packages still have their value in analysis to introduce useful names or concepts, and in design to avoid re-computation. |
Go
up
Navigate up through the package structure.
Add Package
This creates a new package within the package (which appears on no diagram), navigating immediately to the properties tab for that package.
Delete Package
Deletes the package from the model.
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This is a deletion from the model
not just the diagram. To delete a
package from the diagram, but keep it within the model,
use the main menu |
Name
Text box. The name of the package. The name of a package, like all packages, is by convention all lower case, not containing any periods.
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By default a new package has no name defined.
The package will appear with the name |
Stereotype
Drop down selector.
Package is provided by default
with the UML standard stereotypes for package
(facade
, framework
,
stub
).
Navigate Stereotype
icon. If a
stereotype has been selected, this will navigate to the
stereotype property panel (see Section 17.4, “Stereotype”).
Namespace
Drop down selector. Records the namespace for the package. This is the package hierarchy.
Visibility
Radio box, with three entries
public
, protected
and
private
. Indicates whether the package is visible
outside the package.
Modifiers
Check box, with entries
abstract
,
leaf
and
root
.
Abstract
is used to declare
that this package cannot be instantiated, but must always be
specialized.
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The meaning of |
Leaf
indicates that this
package can have no further subpackages.
Root
indicates that it is the top level
package.
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Within ArgoUML |
Generalizations
Text area. Lists any package that generalizes this package.
Button 1 double click navigates to the generalization and opens its property tab.
Specializations
Text box. Lists any specialized package (i.e. for which this package is a generalization.
button 1 double click navigates to the generalization and opens its property tab.
Owned Elements
Text area. A listing of all the packages, classes, interfaces, datatypes, actors, use cases, associations, generalizations and stereotypes within the package.
Button 1 double click on any item listed here navigates to that artifact.