Datatypes::EAString

A string is a sequence of characters in some suitable character set used to display information about the model. Character sets may include non-Roman alphabets and characters. An instance of EAString defines a piece of text. The semantics of the string itself depends on its purpose. It can be a comment, computational language expression, OCL expression, etc. It is used for String attributes and String expressions in the metamodel.<br/><br/>Semantics:<br/>EAString is the primitive type that defines a sequence of characters in some suitable character set used to display information.<br/><br/><br/>Notation:<br/>The datatype EAString is denoted using the rectangle symbol with keyword «Datatype String».<br/><br/>Extension: UML String<br/>