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stereotype a stereotype [message #475904]

Sun, 16 September 2007 19:41

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: nickkirtley.gmail.com

hi,

Is it possible to stereotype a stereotype? So that it is possible to add
more properties etc.

regards,
Nick

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Re: stereotype a stereotype [message #475905 is a reply to message #475904]

Sun, 16 September 2007 22:54

Rafael Chaves

Messages: 362
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

If all you want to do is to add more properties, you should specialize
(a.k.a. subclass) the stereotype and use the specialized stereotype instead.

Stereotyping a stereotype would not be of much help because it affects
the target stereotype only, not the elements it is applied to. Unless
that is exactly what you want. In that case, you would have to apply the
profile defining the stereotype-that-applies-to-a-stereotype to the
profile defining the original stereotype beforehand.

Rafael
http://abstratt.com/blog

Nick Kirtley wrote:
> hi,
>
> Is it possible to stereotype a stereotype? So that it is possible to add
> more properties etc.
>
> regards,
> Nick
>

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Re: stereotype a stereotype [message #475907 is a reply to message #475905]

Mon, 17 September 2007 09:11

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: nickkirtley.gmail.com

hi,

yeah a specialization is what I mean, which is exactly what stereotyping a
stereotype is right? you're adding extra information to the existing
stereotype, so it's adding to the existing one (specialization). I can't
see the specialized stereotype option, how can I find it in the menu?

regards,
nick

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Re: stereotype a stereotype [message #475911 is a reply to message #475907]

Mon, 17 September 2007 14:38

Rafael Chaves

Messages: 362
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

> yeah a specialization is what I mean, which is exactly what
> stereotyping a stereotype is right?

Er.... no, stereotyping a stereotype would be to apply one stereotype to
an element that is also a stereotype. Specializing a stereotype would be
to define a new stereotype in terms of an existing one by creating a
generalization relationship between them.

> I can't
> see the specialized stereotype option, how can I find it in the menu?

Once you have created both stereotypes, you use the same option you
would use for defining a generalization between two classes (New Child >
Generalization > Generalization).

Rafael

nick kirtley wrote:
> hi,
>
> yeah a specialization is what I mean, which is exactly what stereotyping
> a stereotype is right? you're adding extra information to the existing
> stereotype, so it's adding to the existing one (specialization). I can't
> see the specialized stereotype option, how can I find it in the menu?
>
> regards,
> nick
>

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