UML: using existing classes/structures in a library

[SA]

Hi,

How can I create a UML diagram that uses existing classes in a library. For
example, I want to build a UML static structure that has a class
ProxyConfiguration. That class has a method that takes a SoapEnvelope as a
parameter. SoapEnvelope is a class that is not part of my application, it is
part of an existing library.

So I don't want to add a class with the name SoapEnvelope just to allow me
to make my diagram.

Thanks,

 

[PAul Maskens]

So I don't want to add a class with the name SoapEnvelope just to allow me
to make my diagram.

That is EXACTLY what the Wrox book on UML and Visio tells me to do.
I'm working through the examples, and it says in a later chapter it covers
reverse engineering the MS linbaries to get the elements that can be
dragged/dropped into my diagrams.

 

[SA]

Paul:

Thanks for your reply. What's the title of the book you are referring to?

I would just skip UML diagrams, but my customer has specifically asked for
them...