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Interface is defined as a specialization of the general Interface, adding an association to a protocol state machine.
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Interface (from Communications ) on page 461
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Description
Since an interface specifies conformance characteristics, it does not own detailed behavior specifications. Instead, interfaces
may own a protocol state machine that specifies event sequences and pre/post conditions for the operations and receptions
described by the interface.
Attributes
No additional attributes
Associations
• protocol: ProtocolStateMachine [0..1] References a protocol state machine specifying the legal sequences of the invocation
of the behavioral features described in the interface.
Semantics
Interfaces can specify behavioral constraints on the features using a protocol state machine. A classifier realizing an interface
must comply with the protocol state machine owned by the interface.
Changes from previous UML
Interfaces can own a protocol state machine.