Reserved Names

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Reserved Names

Elements

Elements (such as class, state or event)  have two reserved names for parts of the shape.

Name

Description

main

The main shape is the whole shape.

label

Define a shape for label to give that shape a detached label.

Connectors

Connectors (such as association, dependency or generalization) have three reserved names for parts of the shape.

Name

Description

main

The main shape is the whole shape.

source

The source shape is an extra shape at the source end of the connector.

target

The target shape is an extra shape at the target end of the connector.