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Adding Container To Class Diagram [message #1791763]

Thu, 05 July 2018 02:12

Eclipse User

I am new in papyrus(Eclipse C/C++ on linux) and i want to write a class that have a vector of type double.

So i created a new class, and in properties i add new Owned atrribute.
i find the double type but i cant find out how to add the vector container.

Re: Adding Container To Class Diagram [message #1791766 is a reply to message #1791763]

Thu, 05 July 2018 02:41

Eclipse User

Hi Ron,

there is nothing like a vector container in UML.

But you have several choices to express multiplicity

1. you want to completely abstract away the fact multiplicity is provided by using a vector container. In that case you just have to choose "0..*" as multiplicity of the attribute.

2. you want to express multiplicity is somehow provided by using a vector container. In this case I would suggest you to define a "Vector" stereotype and apply that very stereotype to the attribute.

3. you want to express some or all of the the operations of the vector container. In this case I would suggest you to provide the vector container's interface as UML Interface.

/Carsten

Re: Adding Container To Class Diagram [message #1791771 is a reply to message #1791766]

Thu, 05 July 2018 03:11

Eclipse User

Hi

"you just have to choose "0..*" as multiplicity of the attribute"

You should also ensure that the "ordered" and "unique" attributes of the vector attribute correspond to your needs.Probably ordered=true, unique=false.

In UML "container" normally applies containment. However double or rather Real is a primitive DataType which cannot and does not need to be contained; each instance uses a separate area of memory.

Regards

Ed Willink

Re: Adding Container To Class Diagram [message #1791786 is a reply to message #1791771]

Thu, 05 July 2018 05:25

Eclipse User

Hi Ed,
simply thanks for your comment, I somehow forgot to explicitly state the ordered and unique attributes.
/Carsten

Re: Adding Container To Class Diagram [message #1791935 is a reply to message #1791786]

Sun, 08 July 2018 01:22

Eclipse User

Ok, Thank's!

Re: Adding Container To Class Diagram [message #1791991 is a reply to message #1791935]

Mon, 09 July 2018 07:41

Eclipse User

There has been a similar thread here. Papyrus SW designer contains a small subset of the C++ STL library, including the vector class. However, the STL model library is just a set of empty classes within a package tagged as "ExternLibrary" which assures that a suitable #include will be produced. You can find this library via "import registered library", if SW designer and C++ support is installed. From a pragmatical viewpoint, you can define bound types such as vector<double> by creating a new empty class with a suitable name (vector<double>) and add a "TemplateBinding" relationship towards the class vector from the STL library. Make sure that the new type is in a package with ExternLibrary as well to assure that no code will be generated for it (il will still be referenced using its name in application classes that use it).
However, this is not very clean as the template binding cannot contain a suitable parameter substitution, since vector in the STL model library has currently no template signature (as it probably should).

Re: Adding Container To Class Diagram [message #1816473 is a reply to message #1791991]

Tue, 29 October 2019 15:14

Eclipse User

Hi Ansgar,
Do we still have the same state of affairs regarding the STL library today? ie the STL model library still has no template signature.
I tried to follow your suggestion and created a class that I called "vector<boost::any>" on a class diagram and attempted to add a Template Binding edge to the vector class from the std ExternalLibrary package but I get the "Stop sign" icon.
Did I misunderstand you post or is this a bug?

Thanks,
Steve

Re: Adding Container To Class Diagram [message #1816573 is a reply to message #1816473]

Thu, 31 October 2019 11:30

Eclipse User

Hi Steve,

yes, this is still the case. In the Papyrus for Robotics customization, we use template signatures for communication patterns and enable the automatic creation of an actual and a template binding from the palette. If I find the time, I can do something similar for STL.

Concerning the 2nd part of your message: some time ago it was possible (I think) to create a template binding towards a class without a template signature. This is apparently no longer possible, but this is rather good and not a bug as a template binding makes only sense in in the presence of a template class. Except that the pragmatical work-around does not work any more, i.e. it would be much better to add the missing template signatures.

Ansgar

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