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C++ Conventions

Enterprise Architect supports round trip engineering of C++, including the Managed C++ and C++/CLI extensions, where the following conventions are used.

Reference

Stereotypes

Stereotype	Applies To	Corresponds To
enumeration	Class	An enum type.
friend	Operation	The friend keyword.
property get	Operation	A read property.
property set	Operation	A write property.
struct	Class	A struct type.
typedef	Class	A typedef statement, where the parent is the original type name.
union	Class	A union type.

Tagged Values

Tag	Applies To	Corresponds To
afx_msg	Operation	The afx_msg keyword.
anonymous	Class also containing the Tagged Value typedef	The name of this Class being only defined by the typedef statement.
attribute_name	Operation with stereotype property get or property set	The name of the variable behind this property.
bitfield	Attribute	The size, in bits, allowed for storage of this attribute.
bodyLocation	Operation	The location the method body is generated to; expected values are header, classDec or classBody.
callback	Operation	A reference to the CALLBACK macro.
explicit	Operation	The explicit keyword.
initializer	Operation	A constructor initialization list.
inline	Operation	The inline keyword and inline generation of the method body.
mutable	Attribute	The mutable keyword.
throws	Operation	The exceptions that are thrown by this method.
typedef	Class with stereotype other than typedef	This Class being defined in a typedef statement.
typeSynonyms	Class	The typedef name and/or fields of this type.
volatile	Operation	The volatile keyword.

Topics

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Detail

See also

Other Conventions

•	Namespaces are generated for each package below a namespace root

•	By Reference attributes correspond to a pointer to the type specified

•	The Transient property of an attribute corresponds to the volatile keyword

•	The Abstract property of an attribute corresponds to the virtual keyword

•	The Const property of an operation corresponds to the const keyword, specifying a constant return type

•	The Is Query property of an operation corresponds to the const keyword, specifying the method doesn't modify any fields

•	The Pure property of an operation corresponds to a pure virtual method using the "= 0" syntax

•	The Fixed property of a parameter corresponds to the const keyword

Learn more

•	Managed C++ Options

•	C++/CLI Conventions

•	Import Source Code

•	Generate Source Code

•	C++ Options

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