Message/Stimulus Quick Dialog

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Message/Stimulus Quick Dialog is applied only to message and stimulus elements. This appears when a message or a stimulus is double-clicked in a diagram. Hitting the [Enter] key or clicking outside the quick dialog applies the changes.

ch11.h214 (for sequence diagram)

ch11.h215 (for collaboration diagram)

Connect Element Button ch11.h40

This connects specific elements according to the message or stimulus type. If the message or stimulus has CallAction, one of the operations of the object on the other end can be selected. If it is a CreateAction, it can connect a Classifier. If it is a SendAction, it can connect a Signal element.

Visibility Button ch11.h21

Message or stimulus visibility can be selected from ch11.h194 Public, ch11.h195 Protected, ch11.h196 Private, and ch11.h197 Package.

Edit Field ch11.h36

Message or stimulus name, visibility and stereotype can be entered in the edit field according to the syntax.

Syntax

<< stereotype >> *[iteration] [condition] return := messagename ( arguments )

·	<< stereotype >> : Enter the stereotype name. This may be omitted.

·	[iteration] : Enter the message or stimuluss iteration. This can be in the format of [i=1..100]. This may be omitted.

·	[condition] : Enter the message or stimuluss condition. This may be omitted.

·	return := : Enter the expression for the message or stimuluss result. This may be omitted.

·	messagename : Enter the message or stimuluss name.

·	( arguments ) : Enter the expression for the arguments passed to the message or stimulus. This may be omitted.

Sequence number (for Collaboration Diagram) ch11.h41

The sequence number, which indicates the execution order of the message or stimulus, can be changed.

Create New Operation Button ch11.h25

If the message or stimulus has a CallAction, this button creates a new operation in the other object, and references the new operation in the CallActions operation attribute.

Elements Applied

Message, Stimulus

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