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Enterprise Architect => General Board => Topic started by: Guillaume on August 28, 2012, 06:49:43 pm

Title: Sequence diag : show param & argument on msg
Post by: Guillaume on August 28, 2012, 06:49:43 pm

Hi

I need to show on a sequence diagram both the Parameters and Values in a message sent, by invoking an operation

Currently I have  :
SetName (name : String, firstname : String) if the Arguments field is empty.
SetName (Martin, Bob) if the Params & Arguments fields are not empty.

Is there a way to show on the message :
SetName (name : String = Martin, firstname : String = Bob)  ?

thanks

Title: Re: Sequence diag : show param & argument on msg
Post by: Geert Bellekens on August 28, 2012, 08:37:22 pm

No I don't think that is possible, but I could be wrong.

Geert

Title: Re: Sequence diag : show param & argument on m
Post by: HGrün on August 28, 2012, 09:09:42 pm

I use to atach a NOTE on the sequence message to describe parameters values.

Title: Re: Sequence diag : show param & argument on m
Post by: Guillaume on August 28, 2012, 10:04:22 pm

Ok thanks for your answers - the notes seems to be a good option for the values.

If I need to specify the parameters name and type of an operation on each message, here is what I currently do :
- if the operation exists in the lifelines's classifier, the Message properties are automatically populated as follows (once the operation has been selected) :
  * Message = test(String, String), and Parameters = firstname, lastname
- if my lifeline has no such operation defined, I currently set Message = SetName, and Parameters = firstname :String, lastname :String

Although it displays fine on the diagram, is it the right way to do it?
Would it be possible to have a feature to copy this operation to the lifeline's classifier, if one has been set?

Thanks