GetContextItem returns false object

[Helmut Ortmann]

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

[qwerty]

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

q.

[Helmut Ortmann]

Hi,

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

Kind regards,

Helmut

[Geert Bellekens]

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:

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
  

[qwerty]

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.

[Helmut Ortmann]

Hello Thomas, Hello Geert,

thanks a lot!

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

Kind regards,

Helmut