UML Distilled

<br> <br> Preface. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Why bother with the UML? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Structure of the book. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Changes for the Third Edition. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Acknowledgements. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 1. Introduction. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> What Is the UML? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Ways of Using the UML. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> How We Got to the UML. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Notations and Meta-Models. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> UML Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> What is Legal UML? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> The Meaning of UML. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> UML is not enough. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Where to Start with the UML. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Looking for More Information. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 2. Development Process. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Iterative and Waterfall Processes. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Predictive and Adaptive Planning. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Agile Processes. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Rational Unified Process. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Fitting a Process to a Project. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Fitting the UML into a process. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Understanding Legacy Code. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Choosing a Development Process. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Where to Find Out More. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 3. Class Diagrams: The Essentials. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Properties. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Attributes. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Associations. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Multiplicity. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Programming Interpretation of Properties. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Bi-directional Associations. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Operations. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Generalization. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Notes and Comments. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Dependency. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Constraint Rules. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> When to Use Class Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Where to Find Out More. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 4. Sequence Diagrams. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Creating and deleting participants. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Loops, conditionals and the like. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Synchronous and Asynchronous Calls. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> When to use Sequence Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 5. Class Diagrams: Advanced Concepts. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Keywords. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Static Operations and Attributes. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Aggregation and Composition. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Derived Properties. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Interfaces and Abstract Classes. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Read Only and Frozen. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Reference Objects and Value Objects. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Qualified Associations. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Classification and Generalization. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Multiple and Dynamic Classification. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Association Class. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Template (Parameterized) Class. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Enumerations. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Active Class. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Visibility. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Messages. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 6. Object Diagrams. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> When to use Object Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 7. Package Diagrams. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Packages and Dependencies. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Package Aspects. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Implementing Packages. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Where to Find Out More. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> When to Use Package Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 8. Deployment Diagrams. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> When to use deployment diagrams. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 9. Use Cases. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Content of a Use Case. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Use Case Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Levels of Use Cases. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Use cases and features (or stories). </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> When to Use Use Cases. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Where to Find Out More. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 10. State Machine Diagrams. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Internal Activities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Activity States. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Superstates. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Concurrent States. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Implementing State Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> When to Use State Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Where to Find Out More. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 11. Activity Diagrams. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Decomposing an action. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Partitions. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Signals. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Tokens. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Flows and Edges. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Pins and Transformations. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Expansion Regions. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Flow Final. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Join Specifications. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> And there's more. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> When to Use Activity Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Where to Find Out More. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 12. Communication Diagrams. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> When to use Communication Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 13. Composite Structures. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> When to Use Composite Structures. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 14. Component Diagrams. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> When to use Component Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 15. Collaborations. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> When to Use Collaborations. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 16. Interaction Overview Diagrams. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> When to use Interaction Overview Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 17. Timing Diagrams. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> When to use Timing Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> Appendix A Changes between UML Versions. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Revisions to the UML. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Changes in UML Distilled. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Changes from UML 1.0 to 1.1. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Type and Implementation Class. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Complete and Incomplete Discriminator Constraints. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Composition. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Immutability and Frozen. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Returns on Sequence Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Use of the Term "Role". </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Changes from UML 1.2 (and 1.1) to 1.3 (and 1.5). </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Use Cases. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Activity Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Changes from UML 1.3 to 1.4. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Changes from UML 1.4. to 1.5. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> From UML 1.x to UML 2.0. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Class Diagrams (Basic). </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Interaction Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Class Diagrams (Advanced). </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> State Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Activity Diagrams. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> Bibliography. <br> <br> <br> Index. <br>