Generate Class Diagram in Eclipse: Step-by-Step
The steps to generate a class diagram in Eclipse are as follows:
- Open Eclipse and select the class in the project for which you want to generate a class diagram.
- Right-click on the selected class and choose “Open With” -> “Class Diagram Editor”.
- In the class diagram editor, you can construct a class diagram by dragging and adjusting the position of classes.
- You can add fields and methods to a class diagram by right-clicking on the class, or edit the class properties.
- You can use the navigator to view and edit classes in the class diagram.
- You can use the toolbar of the UML editor to add association relationships, inheritance relationships, and more.
- You can save the generated class diagram by clicking on “File” in the menu bar and selecting “Save As Image”.
- After finishing, you can close the class diagram editor by either closing the editor or clicking the “X” button in the top right corner of the editor.