Objects separated from classes

The product separates objects from classes in diagrams.
There are two types of objects:

An object is basically an instance of a class; however, you can create an object directly without defining a class. Objects belong to packages and parts belong to structured classes; the browser separates parts and objects into separate categories.

By default, Rational Rhapsody creates objects with implicit type. In the object model diagram, an object is shown like a class box, with the following differences:

The following example shows an object of explicit type:

Object of explicit type

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