Properties of Geometry Shapes
You can use geometry shapes to specify how instances of domain classes are displayed in a domain-specific language. 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.
Geometry shapes have the properties that are listed in the following table.
| Property | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Fill Color | The fill color of this shape. | White |
| Fill Gradient Mode | The fill gradient mode of this shape (Horizontal, Vertical, Forward Diagonal, Backward Diagonal, or None). | Horizontal |
| Geometry | The geometry of this shape (Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, or Circle). | Rectangle |
| Has Default Connection Points | If True, the shape will use top, bottom, left, and right connection points in the generated designer. |
False |
| Outline Color | The outline color of this shape. | Black |
| Outline Dash Style | The outline dash style of this shape (Solid, Dash, Dot, DashDot, DashDotDot, or Custom). | Solid |
| Outline Thickness | The outline thickness of this shape. | 0.03125 |
| Text Color | The color that is used for text decorators that are associated with this shape. | Black |
| Access Modifier | The access modifier of the class (public or internal). | Public |
| Custom Attributes | Used to add attributes to the source code class that is generated for this shape. | <none> |
| Generates Double Derived | If True, both a base class and a partial class (to support customization through overrides) will be generated. For more information, see Overriding and Extending the Generated Classes. |
False |
| Has Custom Constructor | If True, a custom constructor will be provided in the source code. For more information, see Overriding and Extending the Generated Classes. |
False |
| Inheritance Modifier | Describes the kind of inheritance of the source code class that is generated from the shape (none, abstract or sealed). |
none |
| Base Geometry Shape | The base class of this shape. | (none) |
| Name | The name of this shape. | Current name |
| Namespace | The namespace that is affiliated with this shape. | Current namespace |
| Tooltip Type | How the tooltip is defined (fixed, variable, or none). If fixed, then the value of the Fixed Tooltip Text property is used as the tooltip; if variable, then the tooltip is defined in custom code. |
None |
| Notes | Informal notes that are associated with this element. | <none> |
| Initial Height | Initial height of this shape, in inches. | 1 |
| Initial Width | Initial width of this shape, in inches. | 1.5 |
| Exposed Fill Color As Property Exposed Fill Gradient Mode Exposed Outline Color As Property Exposed Outline Dash Style As Property Exposed Outline Thickness As Property Exposes Text Color |
If True, the user can set the stated property of a shape. To set this, right-click the shape definition and click Add Exposed. |
False |
| Description | The description that is used to document the generated designer. | <none> |
| Display Name | The name that will be displayed in the generated designer for this shape. | <none> |
| Fixed Tooltip Text | The text that is used for a fixed tooltip. | <none> |
| Help Keyword | The keyword that is used to index F1 help for this shape. | <none> |