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Visibility
Each attribute or method displayed on a class symbol in UML is prefaced by a visibility adornment, which you specify in the definition dialog of the respective attribute or method. The following adornments specify visibility:
+ public visibility
# protected visibility
- private visibility
See also
UML class diagrams