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Enterprise Architect => Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools => Topic started by: Helmut Ortmann on July 18, 2012, 12:52:46 am

Title: GetContextItem returns false object
Post by: Helmut Ortmann on July 18, 2012, 12:52:46 am

Hello,

I have a Composite Structure Diagram with a class and two parts inside the enclosing class. The two parts are connected by a flow or a connector. The flow is selected and the addin should return the flow after calling GetContextItem. It returns the enclosing class instead.

Without the enclosing task everything works as expected.

Thanks,

Helmut

Title: Re: GetContextItem returns false object
Post by: qwerty on July 18, 2012, 04:00:15 am

Helmut,
GetContextItem returns an element. If you want to get hold of the connector try the diagram's SelectedConnector method.

q.

Title: Re: GetContextItem returns false object
Post by: Helmut Ortmann on July 18, 2012, 04:02:51 am

Hi,

thanks a lot. Looks simple but I wasn't aware of it.

Kind regards,

Helmut

Title: Re: GetContextItem returns false object
Post by: Geert Bellekens on July 18, 2012, 02:49:14 pm

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Helmut,
GetContextItem returns an element. If you want to get hold of the connector try the diagram's SelectedConnector method.

q.

q.

I think you are wrong here. I use GetContextItem to get whatever is selected (including connectors) and according to the documentation of of the method GetContextItemType it should:

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Returns the ObjectType of an item in context within Enterprise Architect. A ContextItem is defined as an item selected anywhere within the Enterprise Architect GUI including:

· An item selected in the Project Browser  

· An item selected in an open diagram

· An item selected in certain dialogs, such as the attribute Properties dialog
  

The supported ObjectTypes can be any one of the following values:

· otElement

· otPackage

· otDiagram

· otAttribute

· otMethod

· otConnector

So if it returns the containing Element i.s.o. the selected connector then I guess you can call it a bug and report it to Sparx.

Geert
  

Title: Re: GetContextItem returns false object
Post by: qwerty on July 19, 2012, 12:34:06 am

You're right. But obviously Helmut needed the fallback as the official method did not work. How did I call that? Ah! Geert-around....

q.

P.S. I have tried Helmut's configuration and for me it returned the connector correctly.

Title: Re: GetContextItem returns false object
Post by: Helmut Ortmann on July 19, 2012, 12:41:54 am

Hello Thomas, Hello Geert,

thanks a lot!

I have my workaround and I will post a bug report.

Kind regards,

Helmut