Re: UML Compositions

[Lars Clausen <lars raeder dk>]

On Tue, 2004-03-16 at 23:30, Heretik wrote:
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> Hi list,
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> I ve used dia for drawing my UML diagrams and i miss a feature : composition.
> That is like aggregation but with a filled diamond instead of an empty one.
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> For those who don't know composition, the conceptual difference with
> aggregations is that in compositions, composite's lifetime is included in
> composed lifetime, i hope my explanation is clear.
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> So may compositions be included in next release ? I may help doing it if neccessary

Take a look at the Aggregation arrow, it can be turned into a
Composition arrow in the properties dialog.

-Lars