Adding Connector using API and Manually

[Eamonn John Casey]

I got a problem where I create a Connector through the API and create the same Connector manually. The API Version shows the stereotype in the diagram. The manual one shows the text I want to show. I have create my own MDG.

The code looks like this:

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public EA.Connector FindorCreateConnector(string fromElementGUID, string toElementGUID, string connectorType, string connectorDirection, string connectorStereoType)
{
    EA.Element fromElement = eaRepository.GetElementByGuid(fromElementGUID);
    EA.Element toElement = eaRepository.GetElementByGuid(toElementGUID);
    EA.Connector connectorFound = null;

    foreach (EA.Connector connector in fromElement.Connectors)
    {
        if (connector.SupplierID == toElement.ElementID)
        {
            connectorFound = connector;
        }
    }
    if (null == connectorFound)
    {
    connectorFound = (EA.Connector)fromElement.Connectors.AddNew("", "Connector");
        connectorFound.Type = connectorType;
        connectorFound.Stereotype = connectorStereoType;
        connectorFound.SupplierID = toElement.ElementID;
        connectorFound.Direction = connectorDirection;
        connectorFound.Update();
    }
    return connectorFound;
}
Calling it like this:

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FindorCreateConnector(fromGUID, toGUID, "association", "", "NAV_Begrep::relatertTil");
Any ideas what is missing?

[qwerty]

No idea, but your creation of the connector is strange, since the 2nd parameter from the addNew is supposed to take the connector type.

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connectorFound = (EA.Connector)fromElement.Connectors.AddNew("", connectorType);
q.

[Geert Bellekens]

Try StereotypeEx instead of Stereotype. I believe that usually works a lot better.

Geert

[Nabil]

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        connectorFound.Stereotype = connectorStereoType;
 

No need to change Stereotype,
Try Adding this line after update, should work

fromElement.Connectors.Refresh();

BR,
Nabil

[Eamonn John Casey]

Thanks. Let you know what the solution is.

[qwerty]

@nabil The Refresh operation just updates the collection after changes and it is needed only if you want to iterate over it in the later program text.

q.

[Eamonn John Casey]

Turns out I was over complication Things as usual. Here is the corrected code that does work:

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public EA.Connector FindorCreateConnector(string fromElementGUID, string toElementGUID, string connectorDirection, string connectorStereoType)
{
EA.Element fromElement = eaRepository.GetElementByGuid(fromElementGUID);
EA.Element toElement = eaRepository.GetElementByGuid(toElementGUID);
EA.Connector connectorFound = null;

foreach (EA.Connector connector in fromElement.Connectors) {
if (connector.SupplierID == toElement.ElementID) {
connectorFound = connector;
}
}
if (null == connectorFound) {
connectorFound = (EA.Connector)fromElement.Connectors.AddNew("", connectorStereoType);
connectorFound.SupplierID = toElement.ElementID;
connectorFound.Direction = connectorDirection;
connectorFound.Update();
}
return connectorFound;
}