Class UML 2.5::Dependency

Description:

A Dependency is a Relationship that signifies that a single model Element or a set of model Elements requires other model Elements for their specification or implementation. This means that the complete semantics of the client Element(s) are either semantically or structurally dependent on the definition of the supplier Element(s).

Direct Superclasses: DirectedRelationship, PackageableElement

Direct Subclasses: Usage, Deployment, Abstraction

Class Precedence List: Dependency, DirectedRelationship, Relationship, PackageableElement, ParameterableElement, NamedElement, Element

Properties:

client : NamedElement (1 *); -- source Dependency
supplier : NamedElement (1 *); -- source Dependency
source : Element (1 *); -- source DirectedRelationship
target : Element (1 *); -- source DirectedRelationship
relatedElement : Element (1 *); -- source Relationship
visibility : VisibilityKind (0 1); -- source PackageableElement

A PackageableElement must have a visibility specified if it is owned by a Namespace. The default visibility is public.
Redefines: NamedElement.visibility
Default value: PUBLIC

owningTemplateParameter : TemplateParameter (0 1); -- source ParameterableElement
templateParameter : TemplateParameter (0 1); -- source ParameterableElement
clientDependency : Dependency (0 *); -- source NamedElement
name : String (0 1); -- source NamedElement
nameExpression : StringExpression (0 1); -- source NamedElement
namespace : Namespace (0 1); -- source NamedElement
qualifiedName : String (0 1); -- source NamedElement
ownedComment : Comment (0 *); -- source Element
ownedElement : Element (0 *); -- source Element
owner : Element (0 1); -- source Element

Constraints:

No additional constraints.

Operations:

No additional operations.

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