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Mon, 27 July 2009 11:59

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: formatzeh.gmx.de

Is it possible to add some documentation to metaclasses in a metamodel?
And is it possible to let the documentation be displayed in some place
of the second Eclipse instance containing the generated editor?`Maybe in
the status line?

regards
Gilbert

Re: Document metaclasses? [message #431812 is a reply to message #431806]

Mon, 27 July 2009 12:33

Eclipse User

Gilbert,

With EAnnotations, anything is possible.
EcoreUtil.getDocumentation/setDocumentation shows how documentation that
will appear in the generated Javadoc is supported.

Gilbert Mirenque wrote:
> Is it possible to add some documentation to metaclasses in a metamodel?
> And is it possible to let the documentation be displayed in some place
> of the second Eclipse instance containing the generated editor?`Maybe in
> the status line?
>
> regards
> Gilbert
>

Re: Document metaclasses? [message #431877 is a reply to message #431812]

Tue, 28 July 2009 11:29

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: formatzeh.gmx.de

Ed Merks wrote:
> Gilbert,
>
> With EAnnotations, anything is possible.
> EcoreUtil.getDocumentation/setDocumentation shows how documentation that
> will appear in the generated Javadoc is supported.

Thanks Ed. Now I'm trying to get an EModelElement to pass to
getDocumentation. When an element is selected in the tree of the
generated editor I only get the EObject instance. How can I get then the
EModelElement?

Re: Document metaclasses? [message #431887 is a reply to message #431877]

Tue, 28 July 2009 12:09

Eclipse User

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Gilbert,

You'll have to do an instance of test and cast. Or if you have
instances of some model, you'd use eClass() to get at the Ecore model
for it...

Gilbert Mirenque wrote:
> Ed Merks wrote:
>
>> Gilbert,
>>
>> With EAnnotations, anything is possible.
>> EcoreUtil.getDocumentation/setDocumentation shows how documentation that
>> will appear in the generated Javadoc is supported.
>>
>
> Thanks Ed. Now I'm trying to get an EModelElement to pass to
> getDocumentation. When an element is selected in the tree of the
> generated editor I only get the EObject instance. How can I get then the
> EModelElement?
>

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Gilbert, 
 
You'll have to do an instance of test and cast. Or if you have
instances of some model, you'd use eClass() to get at the Ecore model
for it... 
 
 
Gilbert Mirenque wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Ed Merks wrote:
</pre>
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<pre wrap="">Gilbert,

With EAnnotations, anything is possible.
EcoreUtil.getDocumentation/setDocumentation shows how documentation that
will appear in the generated Javadoc is supported.
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap="">
Thanks Ed. Now I'm trying to get an EModelElement to pass to
getDocumentation. When an element is selected in the tree of the
generated editor I only get the EObject instance. How can I get then the
EModelElement?
</pre>
</blockquote>
</body>
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Re: Document metaclasses? [message #431892 is a reply to message #431887]

Tue, 28 July 2009 13:20

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: formatzeh.gmx.de

Ed Merks wrote:
> You'll have to do an instance of test and cast.
That's not possible because my objects are only EObjects. Did I forget
to specify a special Ecore supertype for the elements in my metamodel?

> Or if you have
> instances of some model, you'd use eClass() to get at the Ecore model
> for it...

How do I get then to the EModelElement if I have the EClass?

Sorry for the silly questions but those are my first real steps with emf.

Re: Document metaclasses? [message #431898 is a reply to message #431892]

Tue, 28 July 2009 19:05

Eclipse User

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Gilbert,

An EClass is an EModelElement.

Gilbert Mirenque wrote:
> Ed Merks wrote:
>
>> You'll have to do an instance of test and cast.
>>
> That's not possible because my objects are only EObjects. Did I forget
> to specify a special Ecore supertype for the elements in my metamodel?
>
>
>> Or if you have
>> instances of some model, you'd use eClass() to get at the Ecore model
>> for it...
>>
>
> How do I get then to the EModelElement if I have the EClass?
>
> Sorry for the silly questions but those are my first real steps with emf.
>

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Gilbert, 
 
An EClass is an EModelElement. 
 
 
Gilbert Mirenque wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:h4nc0p$uij$1@build.eclipse.org" type="cite">
<pre wrap="">
Ed Merks wrote:
</pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap="">You'll have to do an instance of test and cast.
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap="">That's not possible because my objects are only EObjects. Did I forget
to specify a special Ecore supertype for the elements in my metamodel?

</pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap="">Or if you have
instances of some model, you'd use eClass() to get at the Ecore model
for it...
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap="">
How do I get then to the EModelElement if I have the EClass?

Sorry for the silly questions but those are my first real steps with emf.
</pre>
</blockquote>
</body>
</html>

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Re: Document metaclasses? [message #431907 is a reply to message #431898]

Wed, 29 July 2009 04:33

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: formatzeh.gmx.de

Ed Merks wrote:
> Gilbert,
>
> An EClass is an EModelElement.
Doh...thanks one more time Ed :)

best regards,
Gilbert

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