Message to self in UML Class diagram

[flitjens]

Hello all,

I would like to know if it is possible to show dependencies to self in a class diagram as an association instead of a member variable when the class diagram is generated by importing code.

For example:
I have a LinkedList pointing to the root of type ListItem. ListItem has to references to itself, _next and _previous.

The dependency from LinkedList to ListItem is presented as an association with label _root, but _next and _previous of ListItem is only showed as private member. For clarity I would like to present them as an association.

Is that possible?

Kind regards,

Frank Litjens

[Geert Bellekens]

Unfortunately, there little you can do with regards to reverse engineering code.

Geert

[flitjens]

Hi Geert,

Thanks for your quick response. Is it possible than to add that association in the model without affecting the underlying code?

Kind regards,

Frank Litjens

[Geert Bellekens]

For forward engineering, you can change the templates, so you should be able to do so without affecting the code.
But I'm not sure if this is a route you want to be traveling on.

I try to stay as far away as possible from the code generation templates.

Geert

[jfzouain]

Hi Frank

I will stay away from changing the template as Geert says, but if I understood you correctly you can show dependency to self in a class, add it to the Operation Return Type = > Self

Regards

Jose

[jfzouain]

Operation:
 
Name: Init
Parameters: object, ushort
Return type: Self
 -> Go to the code and include the code there

It will generate the code correctly

Sorry had issues pasting the class diagram, so included only 1 operation