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Adding new fields in code generator [message #964558]

Tue, 30 October 2012 12:12

Dana Klein
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Hi,

I'm using http://christiandietrich.wordpress.com/2011/07/22/customizing-xtext-metamodel-inference-using-xtend2/ way of code generating.
and i want to use it to add field in my xtext project on some of the generated classes
out of it scope

how can it be done?

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Re: Adding new fields in code generator [message #964814 is a reply to message #964558]

Tue, 30 October 2012 16:24

Christian Dietrich
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Hi,

Fields are EAttributes (or EReferences)

~Christian

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Re: Adding new fields in code generator [message #965639 is a reply to message #964814]

Wed, 31 October 2012 07:52

Dana Klein
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great. Thank you very much!
can you please give me an example to do so.

attached is my current xtend file
which generate the following code in "ObjectValue" object:
/**
* 
* 
* @generated
*/
public String getFullName()
{
return null;
}

I want to add a new attribute to the class.

Attachment: CodeGeneratorClass.xtend
(Size: 1.23KB, Downloaded 35 times)

[Updated on: Wed, 31 October 2012 07:52]

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Re: Adding new fields in code generator [message #965645 is a reply to message #965639]

Wed, 31 October 2012 07:57

Christian Dietrich
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def handle (EClass c) {
val attr = EcoreFactory::eINSTANCE.createEAttribute
attr.name = "test"
attr.EType = EcorePackage::eINSTANCE.EString
c.EStructuralFeatures += attr
}

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Re: Adding new fields in code generator [message #965672 is a reply to message #965645]

Wed, 31 October 2012 08:19

Dana Klein
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amazing! thank you!
how can i change the type to internal object, which not in the EcorePackage instances?

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Re: Adding new fields in code generator [message #965703 is a reply to message #965672]

Wed, 31 October 2012 08:50

Christian Dietrich
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Hi,

i am not sure what you are talking about

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Re: Adding new fields in code generator [message #965721 is a reply to message #965703]

Wed, 31 October 2012 09:04

Dana Klein
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attr.EType = EcorePackage::eINSTANCE.EString

can it be changed from 'String' to 'MyObject'?

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Re: Adding new fields in code generator [message #965732 is a reply to message #965721]

Wed, 31 October 2012 09:10

Christian Dietrich
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Good question I think you need to add an additional edatatype to the
epackage for that

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Re: Adding new fields in code generator [message #965735 is a reply to message #965732]

Wed, 31 October 2012 09:17

Dana Klein
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Sorry for bothering you but how do I do that?

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Re: Adding new fields in code generator [message #965808 is a reply to message #965721]

Wed, 31 October 2012 10:13

Christian Dietrich
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As is said. You have to create a own edatatype. You will find
background information on that when you search the web. Please note:
this is 0% Xtext specific.

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Re: Adding new fields in code generator [message #965820 is a reply to message #965808]

Wed, 31 October 2012 10:29

Dana Klein
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ok, great! Thank you very much!
It was really helpful!

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Re: Adding new fields in code generator [message #971015 is a reply to message #965820]

Sun, 04 November 2012 09:08

Dana Klein
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Is it relevant also if I want to use Iterator<T> as the return type?

thank you very much Smile

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Re: Adding new fields in code generator [message #971140 is a reply to message #971015]

Sun, 04 November 2012 11:25

Christian Dietrich
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I am not quite sure if you are on the right track. Why do you want to
do such things? Why do you need to customize your metamodel that
much? Sounds like it is time to switch to a manually maintained one.

PS guess it gets a list automatically if you set the upper bounds
property.

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Re: Adding new fields in code generator [message #972474 is a reply to message #971140]

Mon, 05 November 2012 12:02

Dana Klein
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I want to implement an iterator method on one of my models.

such that in my model will be:
public java.util.Iterator<TerminalObject> elements () {...}

Thanks

the questions were for different models...

anyways, thank you Smile

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