Show tagged value of association ends

[evdwaard]

Is it possible to show the tagged value of association ends in the diagram?
I tried to add a note, but i can't connect a note to an association end either it seams.


Thanks in advance!

[thomaskilian]

I guess you need to dig into Shape Scripts.

[Frank Horn]

Shape scripting it will have to be, but documentation is incomplete and faulty there.

I don't know how to print a tagged value defined on a role. But if you define it on the association itself, yout can print it this way:

Give your association a stereotype, e.g. "tagged" (you can define one of your own). Then give it a tagged value, e.g. "myTargetTag". In the stereotypes register of the Settings - UML dialog define a shape script for the "tagged" stereotype. In the shape script editor, enter something like

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label righttoplabel
{

println("#target.name#");

println("myTargetTag=#TAG:myTargetTag#");
}


Then the label above the association on the target side will show not only the role name, but an additional line with the tagged value.

[evdwaard]

Thanks thomas and frank!
I did not know that feature, that works great!

One last thing:
Is it possible to set these shape scripts on the default shapes, say without an stereotype?

[Matt]

Unfortunately you can't run a shapescript without a stereotype...

...that bit is in the manual...  

Can I apply a Shapescript without using Stereotypes?

No.

(from the EA manual!)

[evdwaard]

Ok thanks Matt!
I'll read in the manual next time.