Properties of Types in UML Class Diagrams

In a UML Class Diagram in Visual Studio Ultimate, a type is a class, an interface, or an enumeration. 

Note

This topic is about the properties of types in UML Class Diagrams. For more information, see the following topics:

• UML Class Diagrams: Reference

• UML Class Diagrams: Guidelines

• Properties of Attributes in UML Class Diagrams

• Properties of Operations in UML Class Diagrams

• Properties of Associations in UML Class Diagrams

Properties

These are the properties of a class, interface or enumeration.

To see the properties of a type, right-click the type in the diagram or in UML Model Explorer, and then click Properties. The properties appear in the Properties window.

Property	Default	Appears in	Description
Name	A default name	All elements	Identifies the element.
Qualified Name	Containing Package :: Type Name	All elements	Identifies the element uniquely. Prefixed with the qualified name of the package that contains it.
Color	Default for the kind of type	All elements	The color of this shape. Unlike the other properties, this is not a property of the underlying model element. Different views of the same type can have different colors.
Is Abstract	False	Class	If true, the class cannot be instantiated, and is intended for use as a base class.
Is Leaf	False	Class, Interface	If true, the type is not intended to have derived types.
Is Active	False	Class	If true, each instance of this type is associated with a thread of control.
Visibility	Public	Class, Interface, Enumeration	Public - globally visible. Private - this type is visible within the package that owns it. Package - visible within the package.
Work Items	0 associated	All elements	The number of work items associated with this element. To associate work items, see How to: Link from Model Elements to Work Items.
Description	(blank)	All elements	You can make general notes about the item here.
Template Binding	(none)	Class, Interface, Enumeration	If not empty, this type is defined by binding parameter values to this template class. Expand the property to see the bindings of the template parameters.
Template Parameters	(none)	Class, Interface, Enumeration	If not empty, this is a template class that has the parameters listed here. To add parameters or view the properties of individual parameters, click […].

See Also

Concepts

Properties of Attributes in UML Class Diagrams

Properties of Operations in UML Class Diagrams

Properties of Associations in UML Class Diagrams

UML Class Diagrams: Guidelines