October 2002
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
5h 4m
English
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Documenting Attributes
Attributes should also be documented with a clear, concise definition. The definition should state the purpose of the attribute, not the structure of the attribute. For example, a bad definition for the name attribute of the Course class could be “a character string of length 15.” A better definition for the name attribute is “The title of the course that is used in all University publications.”
DOCUMENTING ATTRIBUTES IN RATIONAL ROSE
1. | Click the + next to the class in the browser to expand the class. |
2. | Click to select the attribute. |
3. | Position the cursor in the documentation window and enter the documentation for the ... |