CTF - Connector in the Template

[ToniPepperoni]

Hey guys,

I am still working on my code template for a specific language based on XML (actually, it is more a "meta-definition" of a language, which I can import into the IDE and so on - but not really relevant for the following question).

For that template I have created also a profile, diagram and toolbox, which contains a "Connector".

Here is a small example:
Class1 ------ <<virtual>> ------> Class2

My question is now, how can I achieve that Class1 knows about the connector "virtual"? In the above-mentioned case, "Class1" should have something like that in the Code-Template:

<class name="Class1">
....
     <virtualclass>Class2</virtualclass>
...

Thank you very much  

Best Regards,
Toni

[Eve]

The C++ templates include a line

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%linkVirtualInheritance=="T" ? "virtual" : ""%
That macro is probably what you want.

[ToniPepperoni]

Thank you simon!

I did not know that there is an option in the properties dialog from generalizitation-connection. This is a good idea, but I would like to have rather a own connector for this "special" connection than this option.

Is it possible to get any information about a connector (source, destination, etc.)?

Regards,
Toni

Edit: By the way, which effects has the checkbox when checking?

[Eve]

Reasonably certain that it's only used for code engineering.

If you're not using that, you'll probably need to list over the connectors and find the one you're after.

[ToniPepperoni]

Hi simon,
sorry, but I didn't get that. How can I list the connectors?
And why do I need that? Is it not possible to get the destination-element of the class currently in scope?

Do you mean something like that? -->
%list="connectorDestElemName" @separator="\n\n" @indent=""%
(but this is of course not working)

Regards,
Toni

[Eve]

Create a connector template (Add new Custom Template, select connector)

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%connectorDestElemName%
List the connector from the class/class body template.

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%list="Connector" @separator="\n\n" @indent=""%
You can also filter the connectors that are relevant. eg. Generalizations from the current element.

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%list="Connector" @separator="\n\n" @indent=""connectorSourceElemGUID==classGUID and connectorType=="Generalization"%