Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Based on
Membership
➢ A membership constraint/disjointness constraint
addresses whether an instance of a supertype may
simultaneously be a member of two (or more) subtypes.
Based on
Membership
Disjoint rule or Disjoint sub classes (d)
➢ The disjoint rule or disjoint sub classes rule specifies that
an entity instance of the supertype is a member of one
subtype, it cannot simultaneously be a member of any
other subtype.
Based on
Participation
➢ A participation constraint/completeness constraint
addresses the question of whether an instance of a
supertype must also be a member of at least one subtype.