Table Template

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Description:

Model elements are by default displayed as a tree in the model editor, where you can expand the model element references. You may alternatively display model elements into tables, with columns revealing most notable features of these elements.

Tip: Instead of creating a template by hand, you may add a new table template using the corresponding preference page (Window > Preferences and MDWorkbench > Models > Tables). This allows to select types and features using dedicated views and to quickly ensure the table definition looks correct on models. Then you just need to use the "Preview XML Declaration..." contextual menu on the table template preference, and to copy/paste the contents in a plugin.xml file.

Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (tableTemplate*)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id    CDATA #IMPLIED

name  CDATA #IMPLIED>

• point - a fully qualified identifier of the target extension point
• id - an optional identifier of the extension instance
• name - an optional name of the extension instance

<!ELEMENT tableTemplate (typeColumns+)>

<!ATTLIST tableTemplate

id              CDATA #REQUIRED

name            CDATA #REQUIRED

metamodel       CDATA #REQUIRED

rowHeightFactor CDATA #IMPLIED>

• id -
• name - a translatable name that will be used in the UI for this template
• metamodel - the id of the metamodel this template applies to (e.g. "uml21")
• rowHeightFactor - an optional integer value to specify the default number of lines in each row (default is 1). This is useful when a column relates to a multi-valuated reference. In such case, the connected elements are displayed as a nested list in table cells, and having the control on the row height is quite important.

<!ELEMENT typeColumns (column+)>

<!ATTLIST typeColumns

type CDATA #REQUIRED>

• type - the name of an input type (e.g. "MyClass") for which columns are defined

<!ELEMENT column EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST column

feature CDATA #REQUIRED

width   CDATA #IMPLIED

weight  CDATA #IMPLIED>

• feature - the simple name (e.g. "myFeature") of the feature to display in the column. This can either be an attribute or a reference of the type this column applies to, or one of its super-type.
• width - an optional default with (in pixel) of the column
• weight - an optional default weight of the column

Examples:

<extension point=
"com.sodius.mdw.platform.model.tableTemplate"
>
  
<tableTemplate id=
"com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.ecore.tableView"
 metamodel=
"ecore"
 name=
"Table View"
>
    
<typeColumns type=
"Attribute"
>

      
<column feature=
"name"
/>
      
<column feature=
"type"
/>
    
</typeColumns>
    
<typeColumns type=
"Class"
>

      
<column feature=
"name"
/>
      
<column feature=
"abstract"
 width=
"90"
/>
      
<column feature=
"superTypes"
/>

    
</typeColumns>
    
<typeColumns type=
"Package"
>
      
<column feature=
"name"
/>
      
<column feature=
"nsPrefix"
 width=
"100"
/>

      
<column feature=
"nsURI"
/>
    
</typeColumns>
    
<typeColumns type=
"Reference"
>
      
<column feature=
"name"
/>

      
<column feature=
"many"
 width=
"60"
/>
      
<column feature=
"type"
/>
      
<column feature=
"opposite"
/>

    
</typeColumns>
  
</tableTemplate>
</extension>

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