Icons and UML Profiles

[cvg]

I find that if I replace the default graphic that a Profile uses with a shape using a shape script or a wmf picture file I am unable to display the tagged values, stereotype information etc on the diagram as well as my fancy graphic.  

Is this a limitation of EA or am I missing a step somewhere?

Cheers,

cvg  :-?

[«Midnight»]

It is a limitation.

AFAIK there's been no movement towards supporting compartments (for tagged values, attributes, operations, etc.) in shape scripts. I've asked and not received any encouragement.

Perhaps you could also make a formal feature request for this. In time if enough of us actually take the time to ask Sparx directly this might make the 'cut' when new features are scheduled.

You'll find the correct form by clicking the Feature Request link near the bottom of any forum page. Please post back to tell us if you hear from Sparx directly in response.

David

[KP]

I find that if I replace the default graphic that a Profile uses with a shape using a shape script or a wmf picture file I am unable to display the tagged values, stereotype information etc on the diagram as well as my fancy graphic.

Displaying a stereotype in a shape script is easy:

Code: [Select]

println("«#stereotype#»");
To display tagged values, you'd need to look at linked notes.

[Thomas Mercer-Hursh]

Point being that, with enough work you can modify the shape script to display most things, but if, for example, you modify it to display tagged values, that is a fixed property of that stereotype which pays no attention to the properties set for the diagram.  If you show them, they always show.

[Dave_Bullet]

you can test diagram.type in your shapescript, which will allow you to render the same element in multiple different ways depending on the type of diagram it is on.  A practical use is showing Nodes as UML boxes on a logical diagram or a fancy server graphic on a deployment diagram.

[cvg]

Thanks for the replies guys.

Dave, Can you give me some sample code for selecting an icon dependent on diagram name?

Charlotte