Specification
| Metaclass
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Field
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| Extends
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Feature, Variable
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| Description
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A feature whose value is a part of the state of an object or class, e.g. an attribute or association
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| References
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StructuralFeature [5, p. 2-14, Figure 2-5], [5, pp. 2-54, 2-69]
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| Tag
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implicitRedefinition
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| Description
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Does the field represent an implicit redefinition (e.g., to match a particular language semantics) rather than a redefinition explicitly specified by the user?
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| Tag
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multiplicity
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| Description
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The number of values that the feature may hold, typically specified as a range (min .. max) or ‘*’ (zero or more). In the common case in which the multiplicity is 1..1, the feature is a scalar.
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| Tag
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ordering
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| Description
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Are the values associated with the feature ordered?
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Language mappings
Field maps to the concept of a field in Java, and to the concept of a data member in C++. Fields may hold either data values (attributes) or pointers to other entities (which represent the ends of an association).
