Adding a TAG value with the name of an element

[Mats Gejnevall]

Hi
I want to add a add an identifier to the name of my elements when they are displayed in a diagram using a shape script. I have the identifier as a TAG. But I cannot find any way to do that. I can print the identifier on the element, but it should really be merged (in the display) with the name otherwise it will not stay in the same position when I enlarge or shrink the element. I do not want to show the TAG in a compartment since it increases the size of the element.

Can anyone show me how to do this? Must be a common way to handle identities.

Thanks
Mats

[qwerty]

Well, basically you have to do ALL the drawings yourself. That is you print("#name#"); and print("#tag:yourtag#"); where it pleases you in a subshape. You can't find out where the native drawings went from a shape script.

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[Mats Gejnevall]

Thanks qwerty
If I use java scripts instead, would that do the job? Or I would still need to work with subshapes?

Cheers
Mats

[qwerty]

Java is of no help. Sparx' shape script is a language of it's own and has as of yet no replacement. Anything you want to render differently on a diagram needs either a (programmable) shape script or a (static) image (and yes, I know that shape script can use static images as well).

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