UML基本架构建模--关联的术语和概念(一).docVIP

A relationship is a connection among things. In object-oriented modeling, the three most important relationships are dependencies, generalizations, and associations. Graphically, a relationship is rendered as a path, with different kinds of lines used to distinguish the kinds of relationships. 关联是事物之间的联系．在面向对象建模中，三个最重要的关联依次是依赖，泛化和联合．图形表现上，关联被显示为一条路径，使用不同的线条来区分关联的类别． Dependencies 依赖 A dependency is a relationship that states that one thing ( for example, class Window ) uses the information and services of another thing ( for example, class Event ), but not necessarily the reverse. Graphically,