Attribute drag and drop

[Anibal Rojas]

Right now if you drag and drop attributes between elements in the tree, it results in a moving the attribute (even if you are pressing the "control" key). It would be more consistent if the "control" key when dragging results in copying the attribute.

[sparks]

Hello,

Thanks for the feedback, we will look at changing this in a future release of EA.

Paul Mathers

[juliew]

The same problem also exists for operations.
I have a pure virtual method (abstract and pure checked) which needs to exist in all my derived classes. I would like to be able to copy the signature but I cannot find a way of doing this.
I have to type it in again for all my derived classes.

[gsparks]

Hi -

It is possible to copy an attribute or operation from one class to another. Follow these steps:

1. Open a diagram with the class(es) in it that will receive the new operation
2. Use the Tree browser to navigate to a class that has the exisiting operation or attribute to copy
3. Drag the attribute or operation from the Tree over the recipient on the diagram and release the mouse button.

This will result in a copy of the attribute or operation in the target - rather than it being moved.

Hope this helps,

Geoff Saprks