UML基本架构建模--关联的术语和概念(二).docVIP

Associations 联合 An association is a structural relationship that specifies that objects of one thing are connected to objects of another. Given an association connecting two classes, you can relate objects of one class to objects of the other class. It’s quite legal to have both ends of an association circle back to the same class. This means that, given an object of the class, you can link to link to other objects of the same class. An association that connects exactly two classes is called a binary association. Although it’s not as common, you can have associations that connect more than two