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Initialize programmatically created nodes [message #870207]

Mon, 07 May 2012 09:26

Jérémy Flusin

Messages: 2
Registered: May 2012

Junior Member

Hello everyone,

My problem is quite simple: I create "Input" nodes programmatically this way:

CreateViewRequest createInputViewAndElementRequest = CreateViewRequestFactory.getCreateShapeRequest(
				typeNodeInput,
				cmep.getDiagramPreferencesHint());
Command createInputNodeCommand = cmep.getCommand(createInputViewAndElementRequest);
cc.add(createInputNodeCommand);

Where "cmep" is the appropriate EditPart and "cc" is a CompoundCommand I created before. Everything here works fine.

My "Input" nodes have "Description" and "ID" fields visible in the "Properties" view panel when my editor is launched. All I want to do is to set these parameters when I create my node programmatically.

I tried to use the "CreateViewRequest::setExtendedData()" method but I'm not even sure of its purpose. Moreover, I'm not sure of what the map argument should contain.

I also tried to get the factory of my request, but since the method "CreateViewRequest::getFactory()" is protected I couldn't.

What is the easiest way to do this ?

Best regards,
Jérémy.

[Updated on: Mon, 07 May 2012 09:31]

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Re: Initialize programmatically created nodes [message #870457 is a reply to message #870207]

Tue, 08 May 2012 10:32

Ralph Gerbig

Messages: 702
Registered: November 2009

Senior Member

Hi,

did you try calling getElement() on your view. This should return the model element handeled by this view.

Ralph

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Re: Initialize programmatically created nodes [message #880979 is a reply to message #870207]

Sun, 03 June 2012 15:01

Lars Wißler

Messages: 4
Registered: June 2012

Junior Member

Hello,

I am very new to GMF and stuck at understanding the generated diagram workings enough to apply changes. Could you tell me where exactly you put or how you call the code for creating programmatically created nodes? I have found a lot of code snippets but no explanation how to include it in the editor code.

Thank you
Lars

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