The upper diagram shows a UML diagram, captured using the Together Control Centre, which renders the model simultaneously into Java code and diagrammatic forms. The lower diagram shows a screenshot ...

Arguably, class diagrams are the most often used UML diagrams. ... developers must have a consistent understanding of how the elements appearing on a class diagram are translated to Java.

In our third installment on UML we'll show you how to use sequence diagrams as a tool in your application development and an understanding of object interaction.

UML is used as a representation of the Java programming language. Using sample class and sequence diagrams, you can see how UML conveys unambiguous code-mapping information to developers.