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how to set "multi line" property for EString [message #1715314] Sat, 21 November 2015 20:55 Go to next message
Yariv Amar is currently offline Yariv AmarFriend
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Hi
is it possible to override\control some of the *.genmodel properties?
I need to set the property "Multi-line=true in my genmodel for a String object. how can i do this?

thanks!

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Re: how to set "multi line" property for EString [message #1715344 is a reply to message #1715314] Sun, 22 November 2015 14:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Christian Dietrich is currently offline Christian DietrichFriend
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you may have a look at ixtext2ecorepostprocessor, but i dont understand your initial requirement. xtext strings are multiline by default

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Re: how to set "multi line" property for EString [message #1715361 is a reply to message #1715344] Sun, 22 November 2015 20:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Yariv Amar is currently offline Yariv AmarFriend
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Thanks for the reply.
I'd like to explain my problem again.
I'm using Xtext for my DSL and then I use Sirius to generate GUI (diagram & tables) in Eclipse.
The Sirius framework uses the generated Ecore model that is generated by xText.
For the most parts, the generated Ecore model is working fine, but there are some cases where Ecore classes should be modified for better UX.
In EString, for example, Sirius "render" it as simple text field (single line). But if the *.genmodel had the property "multi-line=true", then Sirius would have rendered a text-area input that allows the user to write...many lines Smile.
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So, I need a way to control the genmodel for some attributes.
How can I do that?
Is it still relevant to use ixtext2ecorepostprocessor?

Thanks.

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Re: how to set "multi line" property for EString [message #1715376 is a reply to message #1715361] Mon, 23 November 2015 05:39 Go to previous message
Christian Dietrich is currently offline Christian DietrichFriend
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In this case you have to switch to a manually maintained metamodel or hack (subclass) EMFGeneratorFragment and patch the genmodel on a method that has access to it. Feel free to request a genmodelpostprocessor

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