Java: How to access the maintenance data

[marcelloh]

I'm writing a piece of java code (actually Groovy) to access the ea-database via the eaapi.jar. Somewhere in EA, we use the ALT-4 (Maintenance) to write about the changes of a use case. I want to access this particular data via the eaapi.jar, but it is unclear to me. Any hints?

BTW: Is there javadoc from this eaapi.jar. (I find things out, by decompiling stuff....)

[Eve]

There's no javadoc.  Just look at EA's documentation for it.  http://www.sparxsystems.com/uml_tool_guide/sdk_for_enterprise_architect/reference.html

For your specific questions, see http://www.sparxsystems.com/uml_tool_guide/sdk_for_enterprise_architect/element.html
and
http://www.sparxsystems.com/uml_tool_guide/sdk_for_enterprise_architect/element2.html

[marcelloh]

Thanks, this helps a lot.
I have to look for a collection of issues :-)
(I find 'issues' a strange name for maintenance-information, but hey, I can continue.)

BTW: the picture
http://www.sparxsystems.com/uml_tool_guide/images/elementelement.png
is a bit to blurry for my old eyes  8-)

[Oliver F.]

BTW: Is there javadoc from this eaapi.jar. (I find things out, by decompiling stuff....)

Simon said it all but for completeness: People who are used javadoc syntax will find it hard to get used to the API reference Sparx provides as it is generic to fit all supported technologies. It is not that straightforward.

In fact there even is no real JAVA implementation available as the existing API is just a wrapper for the COM objects under Windows.

Though I wonder whether it would be possible to create some useful javadoc from the wrapper API...

Oliver