Objects and Classes - Modifiers - Derives Properties

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We also have another attribute on Member, hasAdultPrivileges of type Boolean. If you look carefully, you will see that we precede the attribute name by a slash (“/”).

This has a special meaning within
UML.

What does it mean?

It indicates that the attribute value is DERIVED.

What does a derrived attribute means?

A derived attribute’s value can be calculated as needed based on other attributes or available properties

What is common to use in a derrived attribute?

It is common to name Boolean properties or operations with the form hasProperty or isInState, in order than using a True or False value is natural

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