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Source Code Engineering Submenu
If you are modeling a software application developed in a particular language, you can generate the code in that language from the elements of your model and, in turn, update the model from changes to the generated code. That is, perform forward and reverse engineering at element level.
Access Element | Source Code Engineering
Element Source Code Engineering Options
Option |
Action |
Shortcut |
See also |
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Generate Current Element
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Generate source code for the currently selected element. |
F11 |
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Synchronize Current Element |
Synchronize the selected Class with the source code. If a problem arises, an error message displays. Otherwise the synchronization just proceeds in the background until complete.
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F7 |
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Batch Generate Selected Element(s) |
Batch generate source code for the currently selected element(s). The operation proceeds in the background until complete. If any problems arise, an error message displays.
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Shift+F11 |
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Batch Synchronize Selected Element(s) |
Batch synchronize the currently selected element(s) with source code. The operation proceeds in the background until complete. If any problems arise, an error message displays.
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Ctrl+R |
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Open Source Directory |
Open the directory containing the source for this element. A browser displays, through which you locate the source code file for the element. Double-click on the file to open the code in the default external viewer for the code language.
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Ctrl+Alt+Y |
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