Generalization is the UML element to model inheritance. In Java, ... As I’ve shown, the elements appearing on a UML class diagram have a very precise mapping to the Java programming language.

Figure 1 shows a simple Rhapsody (a UML tool from I-Logix) class diagram that illustrates the UML 2.0 structured class concept. An "ElevatorCar" is made up of a number of parts.

Inheritance is one example: the DSFA application used inheritance within the business model, but not to a great extent. UML is also very strong at showing the cardinality of associations; but the vast ...