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UML14 — Why does GeneralizableElement inherit from Namespace?

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  • Key: UML14-809
  • Legacy Issue Number: 1328
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Anonymous
  • Summary:

    Summary: Page 17 Figure 6 Why does GeneralizableElement inherit from Namespace? This is
    a question to which I really would appreciate an answer. I asked Grady but
    got an unconvincing answer (see General point 2 above). The white triangled
    arrowhead indicates generalization i.e. knowledge representation and/or
    subtyping. I don"t see how a GeneralizableElement is a kind of Namespace.
    I see that a Namespace would include (containment or maybe even aggregation) a
    Generalizable Element but ...
  • Reported: UML 1.1 — Thu, 14 May 1998 04:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — UML 1.2
  • Disposition Summary:

    Fixed in UML 1.3.
  • Updated: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 21:35 GMT