Stereotypes, Profiles & graphics

[Giu Platania]

HI,
I'm writing a MDA UML profile (see http://wcmf.sourceforge.net/) with stereotypes wich have special images (EMF). the stereotype should be displayed like a clientpage stereatype class:

• icon on the right
  
• Property list visible
  

What happens is that I get a big image with only the name visible.
I have found a 3 year answer on this forum that states this is not possible.
Do we have any new solution for this?

thanks, Giuseppe

[thomaskilian]

Not sre whether this will help, but look for Shape Script in the help and here on the forum.

[Giu Platania]

Thanks for your answer.
Shape script permit to create stereotypes with the icon on the top right but still I cannot display class properties and methods.

[«Midnight»]

There's some work involved, but you should be able to do this. Take a close look at the shape script examples in the EA User Guide. One of them creates compartments and writes information therein.

[KP]

Shape script permit to create stereotypes with the icon on the top right but still I cannot display class properties and methods.

 

What does your shape script look like? I'm expecting something like this:

decoration myShape
{
orientation = "NE";
image("myImage",0,0,100,100);
}

That will draw the element as normal and super-impose the image in the north east corner.

[Giu Platania]

Thanks you KP!
this is exactly what i have looked for!
A shame that this is not documented.
Now, can I export the shape in a UML profile?
AFIK the system works only if you first import an image on the image manager, right?
so no chance to export as profile...
any clue?

[«Midnight»]

If you added the shape script to a metamodel as described in the documentation for metamodels - not the stereotypes - then the script will be exported with the profile.

I do not know if you need to take extra steps for the image. My guess is that either you don't need to do anything, or that you need to follow the same procedure you would if the profile used special images instead of shape scripts or rectangle notation. Either way, it should be possible.

Try reading the appropriate docs, and if it does not work report this as to Sparx via the Support page. Use the link at the top of the forum page, or from the EA main menu use Help | On-line Resources | Bug Report Page (or Request-a-Feature depending on exactly what happens).

[KP]

To save a shape script in a profile, give the <<stereotype>> class an attribute named "_image" and click the "..." button next to the "Initial Value" field to open the shape script editor.

If the shape script references an image from your model, you will need to use "Tools > Export Reference Data > Model Images" to export images then import them before loading your profile in the target model.