How to generate UML package diagram with nested packages which may contain same names in different level?

Question

I want to generate a package diagram with hierarchical packages which may contain duplicated names but not in the same level. e.g.:

@startuml
package A {
    package B {
        package C
    }
    package A
}
@enduml

I think, package A.A might be acceptable. But plantuml failed with this error: Thie element (A) is already defined.

I also try the following:

@startuml
folder A {
    folder B {
        folder C
    }
    folder A
}
@enduml

Then, plantuml failed with the same error.

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 15 '18 at 10:07

6

One of the options :

@startuml
package A as pkg0{
    package B as pkg1{
    }
    package A as pkg2{
        package A as pkg3{
        }
    }
    package A as pkg4{
    }
}
@enduml

will give result

answered Feb 15 '18 at 10:07

Nikhil

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 31 '17 at 00:27

You can draw diagrams with duplicated names if you include non-printing characters in the definition, e.g. by putting the name in quotes and including one or more space characters:

@startuml
package A {
    package B {
        package C
    }
    package "A "
    package "A  "
}
@enduml

The additional spaces do not affect the layout in the diagram:

How to generate UML package diagram with nested packages which may contain same names in different level?

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