Why Association without arrowhead?

[0xCAFEBABE]

Why is the Association in EA displayed as a simple line instead of an arrow so you dont know instantly (only when you hover the mouse pointer over it) in which direction it goes?

Can I change it somewhere  to the regular non-dashed arrow with an open arrowhead, like used everywhere else?

[KP]

You can change individual associations by double-click and changing the "Direction" value. You can set the default by checking "Tools > Options > Links > Association default = source -> target". This option is switched off by default because undirected associations are generally commoner than directed, but of course YMMV.

[0xCAFEBABE]

>undirected associations are generally commoner than directed
I didn't know that. thanks for the quick reply!

[Uffe]

Also, the UML standard includes both undirected and directed associations so it's not an EA thing as such. Only the default behaviour is EA-specific and, as noted, that can be changed in the options.

/Uffe