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Display Inherited Attributes

When displaying a Class with attributes in a diagram, you can also show the inherited attributes from all parents in the element's type hierarchy (that is, the element's ancestors).

Access

Context Menu

Right-click element on diagram | Compartment Visibility

Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+Shift+Y

Enable Display of Inherited Attributes

In the 'Show Element Compartments' panel, select the 'Inherited Attributes' checkbox.

You can also override an inherited attribute's initial value, selecting the 'Features | Override Attribute Initializers' option to display the 'Override Attribute Initializers' dialog.

When you view the inherited attributes, the system merges the list of attributes from all ancestors and applies the attribute initializers, so that the final child Class displays the correct attribute set and initial values.

Option

Action

See also

Variable

Click on the drop-down arrow and select the variable name.

Operator

Click on the drop-down arrow and select the appropriate operator.

Value

Type a new initial value.

Note

Type in any comments or notes concerning the variable.

OK

Click on this button to save the variable and close the dialog.

Example

A UML Class diagram showing inherited attributes in a class hierarchy.

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