Navigation

Different navigations are possible using EclipseUML.

• 1. Navigation from a Class
  • 1.1 To a Class-Centric Diagram
  • 1.2 To a State Diagram
  • 1.3 To a Sequence or Collaboration Diagram
• 2. Navigation from a package
  • 2.1 To a Package-Centric diagram
  • 2.2 To a Class Diagram

1. Navigation from a Class

1.1 To a Class-Centric Diagram

Navigation from a class to a class-centric diagram is available with 4 options :

• Inheritance default explorer

Select a class or an interface, open the popup menu and select Open>Inheritance explorer

The default Inheritance explorer diagram display the immediate (level 1) inheritance environnement of the selected class or interface.

The default Association explorer diagram display the immediate (level 1) associations environnement of the selected class or interface.

• Dependency default explorer
  Select a class or an interface, open the popup menu and select Open>Dependency explorer
  

The default Dependency explorer diagram display the immediate (level 1) dependencies environnement of the selected class or interface.

• Customizable Class-centric Diagram
  

Open new class diagram and navigate within a Scope (package, project, all) and from -1 (infinite) to n levels
Select a class or an interface, open the popup menu and select Open>Create/open class diagram

Associations, interfaces and/or dependencies can be displayed in the diagram through the Wire automation option.

The diagram scope can be selected through the Scope option. Three options are available :

• package
• project
• all

The diagram level can be selected through the Level option.

Here are some examples :

Level -1 will analyse at infinite level and will then show all classes (Class A....Class D)

• 0 will analyse at the class level and will show Class A
  
• 1 will analyse at one level and will show ClassA and ClassB
  

• 2 will analyse at depth 2
  

If you select an element, n level from the selected element will be displayed.

 

When working on large project, it is not recommanded to create a diagram with scope "all" and level -1 which would be a full project diagram (the process could be heavy).

 

After selecting the option, a class selection dialog appears :

The expected diagram id created :

1.2 To a State Diagram

You can navigate from a class or an interface to a State diagram.
Select a class or interface, open the popup menu : State diagram editor

1.3 To a Sequence or Collaboration Diagram

You can navigate from a method to a Sequence/collaboration diagram.
Select a method, open the popup menu : Generate sequence diagram

Select a method, open the popup menu : Generate collaboration diagram.

2. Navigation from a Package

2.1 To a Package-Centric Diagram

Select a package, open the popup menu : Open>Package dependency explorer

The default package dependency explorer focus on the selected package and only display its immediate outgoing dependencies environnement.

2.2 To a Class Diagram

The navigation is the opportunity to browse several UML model. You can access this functionality through the contextual menu on a package.

• by clicking on Open > myModel where myModelis an existing model in the package.
• double click on the selected package will zoom inside and show classes.
  

The selected diagram appears in a new tab.