DiagramElement Class

DomainClass DiagramElement Abstract base class for the definition of diagram elements, including shapes and connectors.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.ModelElement
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DomainElement
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.AttributedDomainElement
        Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.NamedDomainElement
          Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DomainClass
            Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DiagramElement
              Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.BaseShape
              Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.Connector

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.DslDefinition.10.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.DslDefinition.10.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<DescriptionResourceAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DiagramElement.Description",  _
    GetType(DslDefinitionModelDomainModel), "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.GeneratedCode.DomainModelResx")> _
<CLSCompliantAttribute(True)> _
<DomainObjectIdAttribute("543be31b-0ac2-44da-9dc6-c22b82c83afc")> _
<ValidationStateAttribute(ValidationState.Enabled)> _
<DisplayNameResourceAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DiagramElement.DisplayName",  _
    GetType(DslDefinitionModelDomainModel), "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.GeneratedCode.DomainModelResx")> _
<DomainModelOwnerAttribute(GetType(DslDefinitionModelDomainModel))> _
Public MustInherit Class DiagramElement _
    Inherits DomainClass

[DescriptionResourceAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DiagramElement.Description", 
    typeof(DslDefinitionModelDomainModel), "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.GeneratedCode.DomainModelResx")]
[CLSCompliantAttribute(true)]
[DomainObjectIdAttribute("543be31b-0ac2-44da-9dc6-c22b82c83afc")]
[ValidationStateAttribute(ValidationState.Enabled)]
[DisplayNameResourceAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DiagramElement.DisplayName", 
    typeof(DslDefinitionModelDomainModel), "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.GeneratedCode.DomainModelResx")]
[DomainModelOwnerAttribute(typeof(DslDefinitionModelDomainModel))]
public abstract class DiagramElement : DomainClass

[DescriptionResourceAttribute(L"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DiagramElement.Description", 
    typeof(DslDefinitionModelDomainModel), L"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.GeneratedCode.DomainModelResx")]
[CLSCompliantAttribute(true)]
[DomainObjectIdAttribute(L"543be31b-0ac2-44da-9dc6-c22b82c83afc")]
[ValidationStateAttribute(ValidationState::Enabled)]
[DisplayNameResourceAttribute(L"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DiagramElement.DisplayName", 
    typeof(DslDefinitionModelDomainModel), L"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.GeneratedCode.DomainModelResx")]
[DomainModelOwnerAttribute(typeof(DslDefinitionModelDomainModel))]
public ref class DiagramElement abstract : public DomainClass

[<AbstractClass>]
[<DescriptionResourceAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DiagramElement.Description", 
    typeof(DslDefinitionModelDomainModel), "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.GeneratedCode.DomainModelResx")>]
[<CLSCompliantAttribute(true)>]
[<DomainObjectIdAttribute("543be31b-0ac2-44da-9dc6-c22b82c83afc")>]
[<ValidationStateAttribute(ValidationState.Enabled)>]
[<DisplayNameResourceAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DiagramElement.DisplayName", 
    typeof(DslDefinitionModelDomainModel), "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.GeneratedCode.DomainModelResx")>]
[<DomainModelOwnerAttribute(typeof(DslDefinitionModelDomainModel))>]
type DiagramElement =  
    class
        inherit DomainClass
    end

public abstract class DiagramElement extends DomainClass

The DiagramElement type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	DiagramElement	Constructor.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	AccessModifier	Gets or sets the value of AccessModifier domain property. Determines if the access modifier for the domain class is public or internal. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	AllDescendants	Gets a read-only list of all domain classes directly or indirectly derived from this one. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	AllProperties	The set of all DomainProperties both defined on this class and inherited from base classes. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	AllRolesPlayed	The set of all DomainRoles both played directly by this class and inherited from base classes. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	Attributes	Gets a list of Attributes. (Inherited from AttributedDomainElement.)
	BaseClass	Gets or sets the base class of this domain class. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	ClassData	Gets or sets ClassData. Xml serialization configuration data for the domain class. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	CustomAttributes	Gets or sets the value of CustomAttributes domain property. Used to attribute the code generated from this element. (Inherited from AttributedDomainElement.)
	CustomTypeDescriptor	Gets or sets CustomTypeDescriptor. Definition of the custom type descriptor for the class. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	Decorators	Gets a list of Decorators. Decorators for the diagram element.
	Description	Gets or sets the value of Description domain property. Used in the UI and in the code documentation of the generated designer. (Inherited from AttributedDomainElement.)
	DisplayName	Gets or sets the value of DisplayName domain property. The name that will be displayed in the generated designer for this element. (Inherited from NamedDomainElement.)
	DslLibrary	Gets or sets DslLibrary. Dsl library defining the diagram element. (Overrides DomainClass.DslLibrary.)
	ElementMergeDirectives	Gets a list of ElementMergeDirectives. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	ExposesTextColor	Gets or sets the value of ExposesTextColor domain property. If True, a domain property has been added to the connector to allow the text color to be exposed in the properties window of the generated designer.
	FixedTooltipText	Gets or sets the value of FixedTooltipText domain property. Text used for a fixed tooltip.
	GeneratesDoubleDerived	Gets or sets the value of GeneratesDoubleDerived domain property. If True, will generate both a base class with all functionality and a partial class to support customization through overrides. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	HasCustomConstructor	Gets or sets the value of HasCustomConstructor domain property. If True, indicates that a custom constructor will be provided in the generated code. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	HelpKeyword	Gets or sets the value of HelpKeyword domain property. Optional keyword used to index F1 help for this element. (Inherited from NamedDomainElement.)
	Id	Gets the ID of the element. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	InheritanceModifier	Gets or sets the value of InheritanceModifier domain property. Determines if the inheritance modifier of the .NET class generated from the domain class is none, abstract or sealed. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	IsActive	Gets the IsActive flag and verifies to see whether the element is active. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	IsDeleted	Gets the IsDeleted flag and checks to see whether the element has been deleted from the model. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	IsDeleting	Gets the IsDeleting flag and verifies whether the element is currently being deleted from the model. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	IsDescriptionTracking	Gets or sets the value of IsDescriptionTracking domain property. If True, the Description property tracks other data in the DSL definition. (Inherited from AttributedDomainElement.)
	IsDisplayNameTracking	Gets or sets the value of IsDisplayNameTracking domain property. If True, the DisplayName property tracks other data in the DSL definition. (Inherited from NamedDomainElement.)
	IsFixedTooltipTextTracking	Gets or sets the value of IsFixedTooltipTextTracking domain property. If True, the FixedTooltipText property tracks other data in the DSL definition.
	IsNamespaceTracking	Gets or sets the value of IsNamespaceTracking domain property. If True, the Namespace property tracks other data in the DSL definition. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	Name	Gets or sets the value of Name domain property. Name of this element. (Inherited from NamedDomainElement.)
	Namespace	Gets or sets the value of Namespace domain property. Namespace affiliated with this domain class. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	Notes	Gets or sets the value of Notes domain property. Informal notes associated with this element. (Inherited from DomainElement.)
	Partition	Gets or sets the Partition that contains the element. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	Properties	Gets a list of Properties. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	ProxyIsNameTracking	(Inherited from NamedDomainElement.)
	RolesPlayed	Gets a list of RolesPlayed. Roles played by the class. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	Store	Gets the Store that contains the element. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	SubClasses	Gets a list of SubClasses. Description for Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ClassHasBaseClass.BaseClass (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	TextColor	Gets or sets the value of TextColor domain property. Color used for text decorators associated with this diagram element.
	TooltipType	Gets or sets the value of TooltipType domain property. If Fixed, the fixed tooltip text is used as the tooltip, if variable the tooltip is defined in custom code.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	CalculateDescription	Calculate the value of Description (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	CalculateName	Calculates the value of Name (Inherited from NamedDomainElement.)
	CanMerge	Returns a value indicating whether the source element represented by the specified root ProtoElement can be added to this element. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	ChooseMergeTarget(ElementGroup)	Selects a target element to accept as its child an element that the user wants to copy, drag, or create. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	ChooseMergeTarget(ElementGroupPrototype)	Selects a target element to accept as its child an element that the user wants to copy, drag, or create. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	Copy()	Creates a copy of the element in the model. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	Copy(IEnumerable<Guid>)	Creates a copy of the element and its child links and elements. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	Delete()	Deletes an element from the model. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	Delete(array<Guid[])	Deletes an element from the model. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetDomainClass	Gets the most-derived domain class for this element. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	GetFullName	Gets the fully qualified name for this class (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetRelativeName	Gets the name of the domain class relative to the current namespace. If the current namespace is the same as this.Namespace, then we return this.Name. If not, we return this.GetFullName() (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	GetRoleCollection<TCollection, TElement>(Guid)	Gets or creates the linked element collection (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	IsDerivedFrom	Test if this class is derived from the given class. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	MergeConfigure	Configure a newly merged DomainClass (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	MergeDisconnect	Performs operation opposite to MergeRelate - i.e. disconnects a given element from the current one (removes links created by MergeRelate). (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	MergeRelate	Called by the Merge process to create a relationship between this target element and the specified source element. Typically, a parent-child relationship is established between the target element (the parent) and the source element (the child), but any relationship can be established. (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	OnCopy	Called when this element has been created as a copy of another element. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	OnDeleted	Called when this element has been deleted from the model. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	OnDeleting	Called when this element is about to be deleted. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	OnInheritanceModifierChanged	Called when InheritanceModifier on a DomainClass changes (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	OnNameChanged	Name of DiagramElement changed (Overrides DomainClass.OnNameChanged(String, String).)
	OnNamespaceChanged	Called when the Namespace of a DomainClass changes (Inherited from DomainClass.)
	OnResurrected	Called when this element has been added back to a model. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	OnRolePlayerPositionChanged	Called when the position of a role has changed. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	OnRolePlayerPositionChanging	Called when a role player position is about to change. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Extension Methods

	Name	Description
	AddExtension(Guid)	Overloaded. Extend this ModelElement with newly instantiated extension of the identified domain type. An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if the element already has an extension of that type. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	AddExtension(Type)	Overloaded. Extend this ModelElement with a newly instantiated extension of the specified type. An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if the element already has an extension of that type. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	AddExtension(DomainClassInfo)	Overloaded. Extend this ModelElement with a newly instantiated extension of the specified domain type. An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if the element already has an extension of that type. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	AddExtension(ExtensionElement)	Overloaded. Extend this ModelElement with a specific extension. An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if the element already has an extension of the same type. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	AddExtension<T>()	Overloaded. Extend this ModelElement with a newly instantiated extension of a particular type. An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if the element already has an extension of the same type. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	CanDelete	Deletes the element from the model. (Defined by ImmutabilityExtensionMethods.)
	GetAllExtensions	Return an enumerable that performs a breadth first traversal across the tree of extension elements embedded in this ModelElement. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	GetBaseElement	Returns the root of the virtual MEL in which the specified ModelElement is participating. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	GetExtension(Guid)	Overloaded. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	GetExtension(Type)	Overloaded. Get the ExtensionElement of the specified type from the available extensions of this ModelElement. If the element has no such extension then an InvalidOperationException will be raised. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	GetExtension(DomainClassInfo)	Overloaded. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	GetExtension<T>()	Overloaded. Get the ExtensionElement of the specified type from the available extensions of this ModelElement. If the element has no such extension then an InvalidOperationException will be raised. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	GetLocks	Get the lock flags for this element. This will include any locks enabled on the Partition containing the element. (Defined by ImmutabilityExtensionMethods.)
	IsExtendedBy(Guid)	Overloaded. Query whether this ModelElement is currently extended by an ExtensionElement of a particular type. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	IsExtendedBy(Type)	Overloaded. Query whether this ModelElement is currently extended by an ExtensionElement of a particular type. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	IsExtendedBy(DomainClassInfo)	Overloaded. Query whether this ModelElement is currently extended by an ExtensionElement of a particular type. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	IsLocked	Test whether this element has any of a specified set of locks (Defined by ImmutabilityExtensionMethods.)
	RemoveExtension(Type)	Overloaded. Remove any extension of this ModelElement that is of a particular type. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	RemoveExtension(Guid)	Overloaded. Remove any extension of the specified ModelElement that is of a particular type. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	RemoveExtension(DomainClassInfo)	Overloaded. Remove any extension of the specified ModelElement that is of a particular type. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	RemoveExtension(ExtensionElement)	Overloaded. Remove a specified ExtensionElement from the extensions of this ModelElement. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	SetLocks	Set the lock flags of this element (Defined by ImmutabilityExtensionMethods.)
	TryGetExtension(Guid)	Overloaded. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	TryGetExtension(Type)	Overloaded. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	TryGetExtension(DomainClassInfo)	Overloaded. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)
	TryGetExtension<T>()	Overloaded. Get the ExtensionElement of the specified type from the available extensions of this ModelElement. If this element has no such extension then the result will be null. (Defined by ModelElementExtensionMethods.)

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Fields

	Name	Description
	DomainClassId	DiagramElement domain class Id.
	ExposesTextColorDomainPropertyId	ExposesTextColor domain property Id.
	FixedTooltipTextDomainPropertyId	FixedTooltipText domain property Id.
	IsFixedTooltipTextTrackingDomainPropertyId	IsFixedTooltipTextTracking domain property Id.
	TextColorDomainPropertyId	TextColor domain property Id.
	TooltipTypeDomainPropertyId	TooltipType domain property Id.

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	IMergeElements.CanMerge	Returns true if this element can merge with the content of the prototype. (Inherited from ModelElement.)
	IMergeElements.ChooseMergeTarget(ElementGroup)	(Inherited from ModelElement.)
	IMergeElements.ChooseMergeTarget(ElementGroupPrototype)	(Inherited from ModelElement.)
	IMergeElements.MergeConfigure	(Inherited from ModelElement.)
	IMergeElements.MergeDisconnect	(Inherited from ModelElement.)
	IMergeElements.MergeRelate	(Inherited from ModelElement.)

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Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition Namespace