Information Items and Shape Script

[Richard D Vodden]

Hey,

I really don't like the way that EA by default does not include a new line between "Information Items Conveyed" on an "Information Flow" arrow when they're displayed in the Middle Top Label. I'm trying to override this behaviour using a Shape Script, but I cannot work out how to get access to the list of "Information Items Conveyed" through the Shape Script API. Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,

Richard.

[DanF]

Hey,

did you manage to access the list of "Information Items Conveyed" via the script editor?

I would be interested in a way to access them by script or any other way

[qwerty]

I guess you're simply lost here. Shape script is very, very limited in its capabilities to access more than the predefined attributes. The transformation script has an exec_add_in but shape script (for whatever reason!??!) has no such escape.

q.

[Eve]

The transformation script has an exec_add_in but shape script (for whatever reason!??!) has no such escape.

Have you actually read the help before making that assertion?

See the third last example at: http://www.sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/10/extending_uml_models/example_scripts.html

(That page is clearer about how to do it than the element/connector properties page)

Having said that, it's not really recommended (by me.) The function takes a guid. That means at a minimum you're going to need to remove the object, and if I remember correctly it's called on each draw. (ie. slow city if you use it)

[qwerty]

Ah sh... I remembered having read something along those lines but could not find it again as I was looking for "Exec_add_in", not for "#addin". Well, consistency....

q.