Links

A link is an instance of an association.

In previous releases of the product, you could link objects in the model only if there were an explicit relationship between their corresponding classes. An association line between two objects meant the existence of two different model elements:

IBM® Rational® Rhapsody® separates links from associations so you can have unambiguous model elements for links with a distinct notation in the diagrams. This separation enables you to:

In addition, the product supports links across packages, including code generation. To support this functionality, the default value of the CG::Component::InitializationScheme property was changed to ByComponent.

Note the following restrictions for links:


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