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Common Features of the Xcode Design Tools

Although the class and data modeling tools are different, and have different purposes, they share common functionality and usage patterns. Both employ a browser that you can use to navigate the class or entity hierarchy, to view the properties of an individual class or entity or the properties of a collection of classes and entities, and to inspect attributes of a property. Both tools also have a diagram view that you can use to visualize their contents.

The diagram and browser views have different roles. The diagram view is typically best when you need a high-level overview of the project . The browser view gives you more detailed information , and it can be especially useful in data models when, for example, you want to edit several attributes simultaneously. When you have large collections of classes or entities, you can minimize the information shown in the diagram (for example, just class names and inheritance relationship lines) and get the detailed information from browser . The diagram view offers a variety of different configurations, so you can tailor your view to any need. Figure 10-1 shows the class browser and a class hierarchy diagram.

Contents:

The Diagram View
The Browser View
Info Window
Workflow

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