C# Plugin: Product Line Feature Diagram in UML

[Edoardo]

I would try to create a DiagramLink and set the layout options on that one.

Geert

Done, but the layout option entry is not documented, I don't really know how to set it.
I tried something but it has no effect at all.

[Edoardo]

Hi again, please help me with this

when I try to connect a class to another using "composition" with this statement:

Code:

EA.Connector con1 = (EA.Connector)associazione.Connectors.AddNew("", "Composition");
con1.SupplierID = madre.ElementID;
con1.Update();




in my diagram appears an aggregation relation instead (a white diamond)

How can I create a real composition connector (black diamond)?

thanks a lot

[Geert Bellekens]

It could be that you have to set the aggregationKind of the connectorEnd to the appropriate value ("Composite").

Geert

[Edoardo]

It could be that you have to set the aggregationKind of the connectorEnd to the appropriate value ("Composite").

Geert

Sorry, I cannot find the aggregationKind entry in con1.SupplierEnd

[Paolo F Cantoni]

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EA.Connector con1 = (EA.Connector)associazione.Connectors.AddNew("", "Composition");
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Hi Edoardo,

According to the EA Help, "Composition" is not a valid type here.  The Connector Type needed is "Aggregation"

The AggregationKind is represented by the Aggregation attribute of the appropriate ConnectorEnd.
Valid values are:

0 = None
1 = Shared
2 = Composite.

Be warned though, that your "appropriate end" may be affected by the way you have instructed EA to draw Aggregations.

The general advice by long-term users is to avoid EAAggregations and use ordinary Associations appropriately adorned.  If you do a search for Aggregations you find more on this.

Paolo

[Edoardo]

[size=18]...[/size]
EA.Connector con1 = (EA.Connector)associazione.Connectors.AddNew("", "Composition");
[size=18]...[/size]

Hi Edoardo,

According to the EA Help, "Composition" is not a valid type here.  The Connector Type needed is "Aggregation"

The AggregationKind is represented by the Aggregation attribute of the appropriate ConnectorEnd.
Valid values are:

0 = None
1 = Shared
2 = Composite.

Be warned though, that your "appropriate end" may be affected by the way you have instructed EA to draw Aggregations.

The general advice by long-term users is to avoid EAAggregations and use ordinary Associations appropriately adorned.  If you do a search for Aggregations you find more on this.

Paolo

Thanks a lot, this solved my problem!