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Generate From Behavioral Models

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Notes:
  • Software code generation from behavioral models is available in the Business and Software Engineering, Systems Engineering and Ultimate editions of Enterprise Architect.
  • Hardware code generation from State Machine models is available in the Systems Engineering and Ultimate editions of Enterprise Architect.
  • For C(OO), please ensure that, on the C Specifications page of the Options dialog, you have set the Object Oriented Support option to True.
  • To be able to generate code from behavioral models, all behavioral constructs should be contained within a Class.

Enterprise Architect's system engineering capability facilitates code generation from each of the following UML behavioral diagrams:

You can generate code in various software and hardware languages, including C(OO), C++, C#, Java, VB.Net, VHDL, Verilog and SystemC.

To experiment with code generation from these diagrams, use the EAExample project provided with your Enterprise Architect installer, as follows:

  1. Open the EAExample.eap file by selecting the Help | Open Example Model menu option.
  2. From the Project Browser, select any of the following packages:
     
    Software Language Examples:
  • Project Models > System Model > Implementation Model (PSM) > Java Model With Behaviors.    Generate the Account and Order classes.
  • Project Models > Systems Engineering Model > Implementation Model > Software > C#.    Generate the DataProcessor Class.
  • Project Models > Systems Engineering Model > Implementation Model > Software > C++.    Generate the IO Class.
  • Project Models > Systems Engineering Model > Implementation Model > Software > Java.    Generate the IO Class.
  • Project Models > Systems Engineering Model > Implementation Model > Software > VBNet.    Generate the IO Class.

 

       Hardware Language Examples:

  • Project Models > Systems Engineering Model > Implementation Model > Hardware > SystemC.     Generate the PlayBack Class.
  • Project Models > Systems Engineering Model > Implementation Model > Hardware > VHDL.     Generate the PlayBack Class.
  • Project Models > Systems Engineering Model > Implementation Model > Hardware > Verilog.     Generate the PlayBack Class.
     
  1. When completed, press [Ctrl]+[E] to open the generated source code. You should see methods generated in the code.