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Question
How do you access SysML FlowItems from a Flow using the IBM Rational Rhapsody API?
Cause
There is no getFlowItems method. This technote shows you the correct method to use for accessing this model data.
Answer
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The method
IRPFlow.getConveyed() will return a collection of IRPFlowItem objects contained within an IRPFlow object. You can do the reverse access (Flowitems > Flow) by using the
IRPItemFlow.getReferences() method. You will need to run a condition to check for IRPFlow types in the collection that is returned.For example:
IRPApplication app = RhapsodyAppServer.getActiveRhapsodyApplication();
IRPFlow el = (IRPFlow)app.getSelectedElement();
// access the collection of itemflows
List<IRPFlowItem> ListOfItemFlows = el.getConveyed().toList();
System.out.println("Item flows under "+el.getName()+" flow:");
for (IRPFlowItem itemflow : ListOfItemFlows) {
System.out.print("\t" + itemflow.getName());
// access the flow that contains/owns the above flowitems
List<IRPModelElement> ItemFlowRefs = itemflow.getReferences().toList();
for (IRPModelElement ref : ItemFlowRefs) {
if (ref instanceof IRPFlow)
System.out.println(" (belongs to "+ref.getName()+")");
}
}
Product Synonym
Rational Rhapsody
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27 May 2022
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