19.6. Notation for Member Details
The UML provides a rich notation to describe features of class and interface members, such as visibility, initial values, and so on. An example is shown in Figure 19.12.
Figure 19.12. Some UML class diagram member notation details.
Visibility Defaults in the UML?
If no explicit visibility marker is shown for an attribute or method, what is the default? Answer: there isn't a default. If none is shown, it implies “not specified” in the UML. However, there is a common convention to assume that attributes are private and methods public, unless otherwise noted.
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