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Synchronize Code

Enterprise Architect uses code templates during the forward synchronization of these programming languages:

ActionScript
C
C++
C#
Delphi
Java
PHP
Python
VB
VB.Net

Three types of change can occur in the source when it is synchronized with the UML model:

Existing sections are synchronized: for example, the return type in an operation declaration is updated
New sections are added to existing features: for example, Notes are added to a Class declaration where there were previously none
New features and elements are added: for example, a new operation is added to a Class

Each of these changes has a different effect on the CTF and must be handled differently by Enterprise Architect (see Learn more).

Code sections that can be synchronized

Only a subset of the CTF base templates is used during synchronization. This subset corresponds to the distinct sections that Enterprise Architect recognizes in the source code.

Code Template	Code Section
Class Notes	Comments preceding the Class declaration.
Class Declaration	Up to and including the Class parents.
Attribute Notes	Comments preceding an Attribute declaration.
Attribute Declaration	Up to and including the terminating character.
Operation Notes	Comments preceding an operation declaration.
Operation Notes Impl	As for Operation Notes.
Operation Declaration	Up to and including the terminating character.
Operation Declaration Impl	Up to and including the terminating character.
Operation Body	Everything between and including the braces.
Operation Body Impl	As for Operation Body.

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