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How to hide or show ports in a diagram using JAVA API in Rational Rhapsody

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Question

How do you hide or show ports in a diagram using JAVA API in IBM Rational Rhapsody?

Cause

You would like to use Java Application Programming Interfaces [API] code to automate the manual task to be performed with in Rational Rhapsody.

Answer

In order to hide or show port(s) in a diagram in Rational Rhapsody you can use the API method setGraphicalProperty("isVisible", "FALSE") or "TRUE".

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IRPApplication myApp = RhapsodyAppServer.getActiveRhapsodyApplication();
IRPDiagram myDia = (IRPDiagram) myApp.getSelectedElement();

Iterator myIter = myDia.getGraphicalElements().toList().iterator();
while(myIter.hasNext())
{
  Object myObj = myIter.next();
  if(myObj instanceof IRPGraphNode)
  {
    IRPGraphNode myNode = (IRPGraphNode) myObj;
    if(myNode.getGraphicalProperty("Type").getValue().equals("Port"))
    myNode.setGraphicalProperty("isVisible", "FALSE");
  }
}

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Product Synonym

Rational Rhapsody

Document Information

Modified date:
27 May 2022

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