astah* API User Guide

[How to edit models]

Please refer to astah* API JavaDoc for details of Interfaces and methods.
Editing models is supported in astah* UML and professional.

Transaction operation is required when editing models in astah* API. Please see the Transaction operation.

Sample: Edit class name and its definition 

  try {
      TransactionManager.beginTransaction();
      BasicModelEditor bme = ModelEditorFactory.getBasicModelEditor();
      // Create a class
      IClass class0 = bme.createClass(project, "class0");
      // Set name
      class0.setName("new class name");
      // Set definition
      class0.setDefinition("Definition of the class");
      TransactionManager.endTransaction();
  } catch (InvalidEditingException e) {
      TransactionManager.abortTransaction();
  }

Sample: Edit physical name of ER entity (professional only) 

  IERModel erModel = (IERModel) getElement(project.getOwnedElements(), "ER_Model");
  schema = erModel.getSchemata()[0];
  IEREntity[] entities = schema.getEntities();
  for (int i = 0; i < entities.length; i++) {
      if ("Entity0".equals(entities[i].getName())) {
      try {
         TransactionManager.beginTransaction();
         // Set physical name
         entities[i].setPhysicalName("entity0 physical name");
         TransactionManager.endTransaction();
      } catch (InvalidEditingException e) {
         TransactionManager.abortTransaction();
      }
  }

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