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This chapter is from the book 16.20 Active Class

16.20 Active Class

An active object runs on and controls its own thread of execution. Not surprisingly, the class of an active object is an active class. In the UML, it may be shown with double vertical lines on the left and right sides of the class box (Figure 16.20).

Figure 16.20 Active classes in the UML.

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