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Attribute Class

An attribute corresponds to a UML Attribute. It contains further collections for constraints and Tagged Values. Attributes are accessed from the Element Attributes collection.

Associated table in .EAP file t_attribute

Attribute Attributes

Attribute	Type	Notes
Alias	String	Read/Write Contains the (optional) Alias property for this attribute. This can be used interchangeably with the Style attribute, below.
AllowDuplicates	Boolean	Read/Write Indicates if duplicates are allowed in the collection. If the attribute represents a database column this, when set, represents the Not Null option.
AttributeGUID	String	Read only A globally unique ID for the current attribute. This attribute is system generated.
AttributeID	Long	Read only The local ID number of the attribute.
ClassifierID	Long	Read/Write The classifier ID, if appropriate, indicating the base type associated with the attribute, if not a primitive type.
Container	String	Read/Write The container type.
Containment	String	Read/Write The type of containment - Not Specified, By Reference or By Value.
Constraints	Collection	Read only A collection of AttributeConstraint objects, used to access and manage constraints associated with this attribute.
Default	String	Read/Write The initial value assigned to this attribute.
IsCollection	Boolean	Read/Write Indicates if the current feature is a collection or not. If the attribute represents a database column this, when set, represents a Foreign Key.
IsConst	Boolean	Read/Write A flag indicating if the attribute is Const or not.
IsDerived	Boolean	Read/Write Indicates if the attribute is derived (that is, a calculated value).
IsOrdered	Boolean	Read/Write Indicates if a collection is ordered or not. If the attribute represents a database column this, when set, represents a Primary Key.
IsStatic	Boolean	Read/Write Indicates if the current attribute is a static feature or not. If the attribute represents a database column this, when set, represents the Unique option.
Length	String	Read/Write The attribute length, where applicable.
LowerBound	String	Read/Write A value for the collection lower boundary.
Name	String	Read/Write The attribute name.
Notes	String	Read/Write Further notes on this attribute.
ObjectType	ObjectType	Read only Distinguishes objects referenced through a Dispatch interface.
ParentID	Long	Read only Returns the ElementID of the element that this attribute is a part of.
Pos	Long	Read/Write The position of the attribute in the Class attribute list.
Precision	String	Read/Write The precision value.
RedefinedProperty	String	Read/Write Corresponds to the Redefined Property field on the Detail page of the attribute Properties dialog, or the UML redefinedProperty attribute. Contains a comma separated list of GUIDs.
Scale	String	Read/Write The scale value.
Stereotype	String	Read/Write Sets or gets the stereotype for this attribute.
StereotypeEx	String	Read/Write Provides all the applied stereotypes of the attribute, in a comma-separated list.
Style	String	Read/Write Contains the (optional) Alias property for this attribute. This can be used interchangeably with the Alias attribute, above.
SubsettedProperty	String	Read/Write Corresponds to the Subsetted Property field on the Detail page of the attribute Properties dialog, or the UML subsettedProperty attribute. Contains a comma separated list of GUIDs.
StyleEx	String	Read/Write Advanced style settings, reserved for the use of Sparx Systems.
TaggedValues	Collection of type AttributeTag	Read only A collection of AttributeTag objects, used to access and manage Tagged Values associated with this attribute.
TaggedValuesEx	Collection of type TaggedValue	Read only A collection of TaggedValue objects belonging to the current attribute and the TaggedValuesEx property of its classifier.
Type	String	Read/Write The attribute type (by name; also see ClassifierID).
UpperBound	String	Read/Write A value for the collection upper boundary.
Visibility	String	Read/Write Identifies the scope of the attribute - Private, Protected, Public or Package.

Attribute Methods

Method	Type	Notes
GetLastError ()	String	Returns a string value describing the most recent error that occurred in relation to this object.
Update ()	Boolean	Updates the current attribute object after modifying or appending a new item. If false is returned, check the GetLastError function for more information.

Method

Type

Notes

GetLastError ()

String

Returns a string value describing the most recent error that occurred in relation to this object.

Update ()

Boolean

Updates the current attribute object after modifying or appending a new item.

If false is returned, check the GetLastError function for more information.