OMG-OCUP2-FOUND100 Exam - Topic 8 Question 46 Discussion

An OpaqueExpression in UML 2 is used to specify behavior in a textual form when it is not necessary to specify which language is used, or when it is not possible to use graphical notation. According to the UML 2 specification, an OpaqueExpression is not limited to any particular language; it can represent expressions written in any language.

The key characteristics of an OpaqueExpression are as follows:

The 'body' of an OpaqueExpression is a sequence of strings, where each string could be written in a different language. This means it has the capacity to include multiple languages simultaneously.

The 'language' attribute is optional and is used to indicate the languages of the respective 'body' parts.

The allowance for any language is clearly stated in the UML 2 Infrastructure Specification. OpaqueExpression is designed to be a flexible way to capture expressions that are not readily expressible in UML or when using a language outside the scope of UML (e.g., mathematical expressions, programming languages, or other domain-specific languages).