Shape for port!

[harvinder]

I am creating a uml profile in which I am trying to customize port stereotype.

The script used is as below,

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shape main
{
    setfillcolor(255,0,0); // (R,G,B)
    startpath(); // Start to trace out a path
    moveto(0,0);
    lineto(0,40);
    lineto(20,30);
    lineto(40,40);
    lineto(40,0);
    lineto(0,0);
    
    endpath();  // End tracing out a path
        // Fill the traced path with the fill color
    fillandstrokepath();
    return;
}When I attach this stereotype object to a class, the size is coming properly, however when I select the shape, selected area is shown bigger than the shape.

Any idea on how to solve this problem?

thanks
harvinder

[Paolo F Cantoni]

Hi Harvinder,

If you are saying that even after your shape script is applied the selected size is still the original 100% size, then I don't think there's a solution.

There is no direct relationship between the shape you create with the shape script and the selection size of the element.  It would need a specific Shapescript method (such as SetSelectionShape()  or some such) to specifically set it.  There is no such method available.

HTH,
Paolo

[KP]

The numbers in the moveto() and lineto() commands are percentages, not pixels, so drawing to the bottom right corner of your shape should be lineto(100,100); not lineto(40,40); and other commands will also need to change. If you want your port to display as 40x40 pixels, then you will need to use the command defsize(40,40);

[harvinder]

I made following changes in script

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shape main
{
    fixedAspectRatio= "true";
    dockable = "standard";
    scalable = false;
    defSize(100,100);
    setfillcolor(255,200,0); // (R,G,B)
    rectangle(0,0,20,20);
    return;
}
and then changed the generated xml (uml profile)
Previously

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           <Stereotype name="TestNet Input" notes="The input port" cx="90" cy="70" bgcolor="-1" fontcolor="-1" bordercolor="-1" borderwidth="-1" hideicon="0">
to

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           <Stereotype name="TestNet Input" notes="The input port" cx="20" cy="20" bgcolor="-1" fontcolor="-1" bordercolor="-1" borderwidth="-1" hideicon="0">

and it is showing up properly

Question, what determines cx and cy? Only when did I set cx=20 and cy=20 does it show properly

[KP]

Question, what determines cx and cy?

Search the help for _sizeX and _sizeY

[RoyC]

And that would be ..... here:

http://www.sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/modeling_languages/supportedattributes.html

and ... here:

http://www.sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/modeling_languages/supportedattributes_2.html

[harvinder]

thanks guys, I am able to get the desired results now.

One more query, I have this stereotype <<TestNet Input>> port1 showing up, how may I customize it to just display say Input1

thanks
harvinder

[Jim Beck]

Harvinder, would you please re-post your final shape script.  We are having this same problem.  I am about to submit a bug report if I cannot find an answer.

Also, your shape script does not have quotes around all values.  I wonder if the "false" without quotes is effective.

Thank you!  Jim.