Transforming Diagram Elements

The IDE enables you to change the semantic meaning of certain UML modeling elements by performing object type transformations. On any Class diagram, you can do the following transformations:

From To
Actor element Class, Interface, Datatype, or Enumeration element
Interface element Actor, Class, Datatype, or Enumeration element
Class element Actor, Interface, Datatype, or Enumeration element
Datatype element Actor, Class, Interface, or Enumeration element
Enumeration element Actor, Class, Datatype, or Interface element

When you transform an element, the element is changed in the Diagram editor, the Projects window, and the Properties window. The IDE alters the structure of the element's underlying code to reflect the change.

To transform an element, do as follows in the Diagram editor:


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