Couple of questions regards creating a new "Connector"

[ejafman]

Hi all,

I am trying to automate importing relationships between classes.

Looking at the code snippet, the example shows the connector object being added to the source class:

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Set con = source.Connectors.AddNew("test link 2", "Association")[

Just curious whether that is absolutely necessary to add it first to the element, or can I just create a "new" connector, and then update the client and supplier ends after.
In other words, is the connector actually owned by one of the ends, or is the example just showing one way? When I debug the actual source and target elements, I see the connector associated to both, in their respective "Connectors" property.

TIA...Eric

[Geert Bellekens]

It's quite simple. You can only create new EA objects by calling the AddNew method on the EA.Collection of their parent.

For connectors, you add them to the source element, and then update the supplierID. (the ClientID is automatically filled in by EA)

In theory, I guess you could add the connector to any EA.Element.Connectors collection and then update both ClientID as SupplierID I guess.
Not sure why you would want to do that though.

A connector is not "owned" by the source or target element. It will indeed show up in both Connectors collection.

Geert

[ejafman]

Thanks...I was afraid of that

Will work through it...also need to be able to update source and target classes on a given connector, without changing the underlying GUID. Playing around, and I was able to change the target to another class. I will continue to play, to see if I can change the source to another class as well.

E