Enterprise Architect Add-in Framework Documentation
MDG_View enables the Add-In to display user specified code elements. This function is called by Enterprise Architect when the user asks to view a particular code element. This enables the Add-In to present that element in its own way, usually in a code editor.

Namespace: EAAddinFramework
Assembly: EAAddinFramework (in EAAddinFramework.dll) Version: 1.0.4064.9398

Syntax

C#
public virtual long MDG_View(
	Repository Repository,
	string PackageGuid,
	string CodeID
)
Visual Basic
Public Overridable Function MDG_View ( _
	Repository As Repository, _
	PackageGuid As String, _
	CodeID As String _
) As Long
Visual C++
public:
virtual long long MDG_View(
	Repository^ Repository, 
	String^ PackageGuid, 
	String^ CodeID
)

Parameters

Repository
Type: Repository
An EA.Repository object representing the currently open Enterprise Architect model. Poll its members to retrieve model data and user interface status information.
PackageGuid
Type: System..::..String
The GUID identifying the Enterprise Architect package sub-tree that is controlled by the Add-In.
CodeID
Type: System..::..String
Identifies the code element in the following format: [type]ElementPart[type]ElementPart... where each element is proceeded with a token identifying its type: @ -namespace # - Class $ - attribute % - operation For example if a user has selected the m_Name attribute of Class1 located in namespace Name1, the class ID would be passed through in the following format: @Name1#Class1%m_Name

Return Value

Return a non-zero value to indicate that the Add-In has processed the request. Returning a zero value results in Enterprise Architect employing the standard viewing process which is to launch the associated source file.

See Also