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Control Class
A Control Class is a stereotype of a class that is specified in UML Extensions for Business Modeling. It can be shown as a regular class rectangle with stereotype of "control", or as this icon:
This graphic is described in the surrounding text.
Definition
A control class is a class that contains an object which denotes an entity that controls interactions between a collection of objects. A control class usually has behavior specific for one Use case and a control object usually does not outlive the Use Case realizations in which it participates.
Drawing a Control Class
To draw a control class, select the Control icon from the tools menu.
See also Changing from icon view to class view.
See also
UML Use Case diagram