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Class Adornments
Use adornments to provide additional information about a class. You can create an adornment notation using the basic triangle shape in SmartDraw. Place a letter inside the triangle to represent the following:
A - Abstract. An abstract class cannot be instantiated because it represents a wide variety of object classes and does not represent any one of them fully. For example, mammal could be thought of as an abstract class.
F - Friend. A friend class allows access to the nonpublic functions of other classes.
S - Static. A static class provides data.
V - Virtual. A virtual class is a shared base class, the most generalized class in a system.

Metaclass
A metaclass is a class whose instances are also classes.

Class Categories
A class category represents a cluster of similar classes. Illustrate a class category by drawing a rectangle with two compartments.

Class Templates
Draw a template using the standard class symbol attached to a box with a dashed outline. List template parameters or formal arguments in this box. When you draw a class created from a template, replace the dashed border with a solid one.
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Class Utilities
Class utilities describe a group of non-member functions or subprograms. Illustrate a class utility with a shadowed cloud.