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Properties of Decorators

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Decorators are icons, text, or expand/collapse chevrons that can appear on shapes or connectors on the diagram. The following tables show the properties for the three kinds of decorator. Some of the properties appear only on shape decorators or only on connector decorators.

For more information, see How to Define a Domain-Specific Language. For more information about how to use these properties, see Customizing and Extending a Domain-Specific Language.

Expand/Collapse Decorator

Property Description Default
DisplayName The name of the decorator that will be displayed in the generated designer. Expand Collapse Decorator
Name The name of the decorator. ExpandCollapseDecorator
Notes Informal notes that are associated with this decorator. <none>
HorizontalOffset The horizontal offset, relative to the default position of the decorator, in inches. (On shapes only.) 0
VerticalOffset The vertical offset, relative to the default position of the decorator, in inches. (On shapes only.) 0
OffsetFromLine The offset of the decorator from the line, relative to its default position, in inches. (On connectors only.) 0
OffsetFromShape The offset of the decorator from the shape, relative to its default position, in inches. (On connectors only.) 0
Position The default position of the decorator. SourceTop

Icon Decorator

Property Description Default
DefaultIcon The path of the icon or image file to be displayed. <none>
DisplayName The name of the decorator to be displayed in the generated designer. Icon Decorator
Name The name of the decorator. IconDecorator
Notes Informal notes that are associated with the decorator. <none>
HorizontalOffset The horizontal offset, relative to the default position of the decorator, in inches. (On shapes only.) 0
VerticalOffset The vertical offset, relative to the default position of the decorator, in inches. (On shapes only.) 0
OffsetFromLine The offset of the decorator from the line, relative to its default position, in inches. (On connectors only.) 0
OffsetFromShape The offset of the decorator from the shape, relative to its default position, in inches. (On connectors only.) 0
Position The default position of the decorator. SourceTop

TextDecorator

Property Description Default
DefaultText The default text to be displayed. Label
DisplayName The name of the decorator to be displayed in the generated designer. Label
FontSize The font size for the text that is displayed in the decorator. 8
FontStyle The font style for the text that is displayed in the decorator. Regular
Name The name of the decorator. Label
Notes Informal notes that are associated with the decorator. <none>
HorizontalOffset The horizontal offset, relative to the default position of the decorator, in inches. (On shapes only.) 0
VerticalOffset The vertical offset, relative to the default position of the decorator, in inches. (On shapes only.) 0
OffsetFromLine The offset of the decorator from the line, relative to its default position, in inches. (On connectors only.) 0
OffsetFromShape The offset of the decorator from the shape, relative to its default position, in inches. (On connectors only.) 0
Position The default position of the decorator. TargetBottom

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