Associations as attributes in class diagrams

[Tvozar]

Is there a way for me to view Associations as Attributes directly in a class in a class diagram?

I could not figure one out

[Geert Bellekens]

No, you have to choose, use either associations or attributes.
You can find my ideas about when to use which in this article:
UML Best Practice: Attribute or Association

Geert

[qwerty]

From my point of view both are different renderings of the same thing. Unfortunately OMG has neglected that aspect in their UML definition. OMG has a web site where you can drop in comments. However, that seems as useless as ...  

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