*Examples
In the example below, a generic Window class is substituted in a particular environment by the Resizable Window class.
«substitute»
Resizable
WindowWindow
Figure 7.74 - An example of a substitute dependency
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A substitution is a relationship between two classifiers which signifies that the substitutingClassifier complies with the
contract specified by the contract classifier. This implies that instances of the substitutingClassifier are runtime substitutable
where instances of the contract classifier are expected.
• contract: Classifier [1] (Subsets Dependency ::target.).
• substitutingClassifier: Classifier [1] (Subsets Dependency ::client).
None
No additional constraints
The substitution relationship denotes runtime substitutability that is not based on specialization. Substitution , unlike specialization,
does not imply inheritance of structure, but only compliance of publicly available contracts. A substitution like relationship
is instrumental to specify runtime substitutability for domains that do not support specialization such as certain component
technologies. It requires that (1) interfaces implemented by the contract classifier are also implemented by the substituting
classifier, or else the substituting classifier implements a more specialized interface type. And, (2) the any port owned
by the contract classifier has a matching port (see ports) owned by the substituting classifier.
A Substitution dependency is shown as a dependency with the keyword «substitute» attached to it.
In the example below, a generic Window class is substituted in a particular environment by the Resizable Window class.
«substitute»
Resizable
WindowWindow
Figure 7.74 - An example of a substitute dependency