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11.3.50 ValuePin

BasicActions


*Generalizations

   

    InputPin (from BasicActions ) on page 266

*Description

   A value pin is an input pin that provides a value by evaluating a value specification.

*Attributes

   No additional attributes

*Associations

   • value : ValueSpecification [1..1] Value that the pin will provide.

*Constraints

   [1] The type of value specification must be compatible with the type of the value pin.

*Semantics

   The value of the pin is the result of evaluating the value specification.

*Notation

   No specific notation. See extensions in Activities.

   ValuePin is introduced to provide the most basic way of providing inputs to actions.

*Changes from previous UML

   ValuePin is new to UML 2.