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The UML Class Diagram: Part 1    • May 14, 2003   • By Mandar
Chitnis, Pravin Tiwari, & Lakshmi Ananthamurthy   • Send Email »
• More Articles »  In the previous article, you saw what UML use
cases are, and how to identify and create use cases. Now, you
will learn about UML class diagrams, what the elements of a
class diagram are, what each of these elements signify, and how
to identify them. In our next article, a sequel to this one, we
will see how to create class diagrams for our case
study—Courseware Management System. By the end of the second
article, you will be able to define classes for a system and
read and create class diagrams.  Basics of UML Class Diagrams
What is a UML class diagram? Imagine you were given the task of
drawing a family tree. The steps you would take would be:    •
Identify the main members of the family   • Identify how they
are related to each other   • Find the characteristics of each
family member   • Determine