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Create Sequence Connector

I would like to create programmatically a self-connector, using C#.

This is how I do it in case of an Association connector: 

//Create new Association connector 
object connectorObject = selElement.Connectors.AddNew("NewConnector", "Association");
EA.Connector connector = connectorObject as EA.Connector;
if (connector != null)
  {
    //self-connector
    connector.SupplierID = selElement.ElementID;
    connector.ClientID = selElement.ElementID;
    connector.Update();
    selElement.Update();
    selDiagram.Update();  
  }

But when I try to create a sequence connector I get the following error: 

object connectorObject = selElement.Connectors.AddNew("NewConnector", "Sequence");

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Any ideas?

Solution

  • Sequence is only allowed for lifelines in a sequence diagram. Elsewhere it will not show up.

    I was able to create such a connector for elements but they will not show in class diagrams.

    Also I did not see the error you got. It might come from an MDG with own validation rules.

    Edit: If you create a sequence manually from the toolbox (Other/UML/Interaction/Message) the connector also appears on class diagrams - but very strange xD

    EDIT (from Geert): Deselecting the Tools -> Options -> Links -> Strict Connector Syntax suppresses the error message box.