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Unified Modeling Language Extension Mechanisms

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The Unified Modeling Language (UML) provides mechanisms that enable the extension of its own constructors, i. e., new items can be defined and integrated into the language, without having to modify the underlying modeling language. Extensions can be made to adapt the language to specific purposes such as to tailor the UML metamodel for different platforms (e. g., Java2 Platform Enterprise Editions, J2EE, or .NET Framework) or to support the specification of own/particular restrictions of a certain domain [e. g., geographic information systems (GIS) applications]. The UML metamodel consists of the formal description of the language itself and is established by Object Management Group (OMG) [3]. The UML extensibility mechanisms include profiles, constraints, tagged values, and stereotypes.

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UML is a naturally expandable language. The great variety of application domains makes it practically impossible to define a single model that appropriately...

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  1. Rumbaugh, J., Jacobson, I., Booch, G.: The Unified Modeling Language Reference Manual. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA (1999)

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  2. Object Management Group.: OMG Unified Modeling Language Specification, Version 1.5. Object Management Group, Needham, MA (2003)

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  3. Object Management Group.: Unified Modeling Language: Superstructure, Version 2.0,.Object Management Group, Needham, MA (2005)

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  1. Department of Computer Science/Information Systems, Federal University of Vicosa (UFV), Vicosa, Brazil

    Jugurta Lisboa Filho & José Luís Braga

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  1. Jugurta Lisboa Filho
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  1. Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    Shashi Shekhar (McKnight Distinguished University Professor) (McKnight Distinguished University Professor)

  2. Management Science and Information Systems Department, Rutgers Business School Newark and New Brunswick Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, 07102, USA

    Hui Xiong (Assistant Professor) (Assistant Professor)

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Filho, J., Braga, J. (2008). Unified Modeling Language Extension Mechanisms. In: Shekhar, S., Xiong, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of GIS. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35973-1_1427

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