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Enterprise Architect => Uml Process => Topic started by: David Boaz on September 26, 2008, 01:19:23 am

Title: Import of Java generic-collections
Post by: David Boaz on September 26, 2008, 01:19:23 am

Hi all,

I have a large set of existing Java classes. When trying to import the Java code to EA, it appears that all generic-collections were not recognized as associations in EA.
For example, when importing:
class B{}
class A{
  private List<B> items;
}
EA will not create a 1:* association from A to B.

This question is related to the discussion in http://www.sparxsystems.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1219245068/3#3

The question is how to configure EA to understand these collections. If this feature is not supported, then can someone please propose a workaround?

Thanks for the help, David

Title: Re: Import of Java generic-collections
Post by: «Midnight» on September 26, 2008, 07:38:59 am

Try importing the Java libraries. Use the Import Binary Module feature of EA. Then EA might recognize the appropriate classes...

At least I think so. There's more in the EA help, now that you know what to look for. There are also several threads in the forum that have dealt with this sort of stuff.

Title: Re: Import of Java generic-collections
Post by: Eve on September 26, 2008, 08:28:11 am

Read my answer on the referenced thread.

To summarize it, EA will not create an association from a generic collection.  This is something we will add in time.

Title: Re: Import of Java generic-collections
Post by: David Boaz on October 23, 2008, 11:55:22 pm

Hi again,

Will it be possible to solve (or, at least work-around) the problem described above using a transformation?
Can someone give us a hint how to define such a transformation?

Thanks, David