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4.5. UML-F tags for framework patterns

Analogous with the Unification and Separation construction principles, the structure of a GoF pattern determines the particular set of UML-F tags. In the case of the GoF framework patterns, each pattern description has a section labeled Structure which shows a class diagram. The class and method names in such a diagram, together with the pattern name, form the set of UML-F tags: «PatternName–methodName», «PatternName–ClassName»; and for potential future Java- or C#-based versions of the GoF catalog or other pattern catalogs, «PatternName–InterfaceName». In situations where associations and attributes play a role, tags of the form «PatternName-associationLabel» and «PatternName-attributeName» are present ...