How to Find link b/w block & its instances?

[hshahid]

Hi,

I am using EA. 8.0, its API and C#. I have created a SysML block "Car" in a diagram and then created its instance in the same diagram "BlackCar:Car".

Now what happens is when I create a new instance of a block, EA creates a new property in in the repository and name it "BlackCar", but using API, I am not able to get relation b/w the block and its instances. i.e. I am able to get "BlackCar" as a property in my XML but I am not sure which attribute of API "Element" will contain the information about showing any relationship b/w the instance "BlackCar" and its type which should be "Car".

Can any one guide me, how I can reterive this information using API. I have tried different properties, e.g, Element.MetaType, Element.Type etc etc... but was not able to guess the property which will actually tell information required.

Thanks & Regards,
Hamid

[Geert Bellekens]

Hamid,

Have you tried Element.ClassifierID ?

Geert

[hshahid]

Yes Greet,

I have tried all these properties like ClassfierID, ClassifierID, ClassifierName, ClassifierType but they are not providing the information needed.  

[Geert Bellekens]

Hamid,

What is in ClassifierID then?

Geert

[hshahid]

Greet its "0" in everycase.

[Geert Bellekens]

Then I have no idea. I guessed the Sysml instance would be like a UML object, but apparently that is not the case.

Geert

[hshahid]

Thanks Greet.

Any suggestions anyone...?

[hshahid]

Guys any ideas...

[skiwi]

If Geert is unable to help, your best bet would be to put in a support request.

[Eve]

I think you'll the guid of the type in MiscData(0) (or PDATA1).

[hshahid]

Hi Skiwi - Thanks.


Hi Simon,

I guess it is not the ID because, I tried myElement.get_MiscData(0), but it returns a strange kind of value ="{057293CA-F6F7-45b3-832D-F264AA990DCE}".

Please let me know, if Element ID of the type can be extracted from this value? We can see the Type of the sysml block object in E.A, so there must be a way by which E.A maintains the association when its running.

Please let me know, your views about it.

Thanks.

[Eve]

It's the guid.

Try Repository.GetElementByGUID.

[hshahid]

Thanks Simon, it worked :)


Following Code is to help someone who is facing same problem;

classElement = (EA.Element)m_Repository.GetElementByGuid(tempElement.get_MiscData(0));

if (classElement != null)
{
      className = classElement.Name;
      cassID = classElement.ElementID;
}