UML and Class Template

[Eduardo Bezerra]

Hi,

Is there a convention to represent a class template in a UML
class diagram ?

Best regards,
Eduardo

[Victor Bazarov]

Eduardo Bezerra wrote:

Is there a convention to represent a class template in a UML
class diagram ?

How could there be? A template is not a class. You probably
want to represent it in a template diagram.

V

[Eduardo Bezerra]

Yes Victor, not until instantiation, but I think you got the
point.

But, there is really a template diagram in UML ? Do you have
any links to its representation or UML version supporting it ?

Best regards,
Eduardo

[Victor Bazarov]

Eduardo Bezerra wrote:

Yes Victor, not until instantiation, but I think you got the
point.

But, there is really a template diagram in UML ? Do you have
any links to its representation or UML version supporting it ?

Sorry, I don't have any UML version. I can only tell you that the
second edition of "UML Distilled" (apparently describing UML somewhere
between v1.2 and v1.3) has the representation you're looking for.

It's just like a class diagram with a template argument (or arguments)
name in an overlaid rectangle with dashed borders, placed above the
top right corner of the class rectangle. Something like

+ - - - - - - +
+-----------------' T, int '
| + - - - - - - +
| Classname |
| |
+---------------------------+

And, no, I don't know what UML-aware modeling package has the ability
to use that diagram. Have you tried asking in comp.object? You know,
UML is not really part of C++ language, which makes your question, uh,
a bit off-topic here...

V

[Eduardo Bezerra]

Yes, I do know its a bit off-topic post, but anyways, thank you
for your time (and patience).

Best regards,
Eduardo