Thursday, November 25, 2010

Generalization & Realization

In UML modeling,

Generalization is inheritance.
Realization is implemeting interface.


In UML modeling, generalization relationship is a relationship in which one entity is based on another entity.

Realized - is a related to interface. Interface should implement in class, in UML terms it is called as realized. To realize an interface, a class should implement all its properites and methods

Reference:

1. Generalization:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/rsmhelp/v7r0m0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.xtools.modeler.doc/topics/creal.html

2. Realization:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/rsmhelp/v7r0m0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.xtools.modeler.doc/topics/creal.html

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