EARules_ShowElementProperty

EARules_ShowElementProperty allows an Add-In registered to provide rules for a language to control visibility for individual properties in the docked Properties window.

This is called during selection of elements when the Properties window is visible.

Syntax

Function EARules_ShowElementProperty (Repository As EA.Repository, Language As String, Element as EA.Element, Namespace as String, Class as String, Property as String) As Integer

The EARules_ShowElementProperty function syntax contains these parameters.

Parameter	Description	See also
Repository	EA.Repository Direction: IN Description: An EA.Repository object representing the currently open Enterprise Architect model. Poll its members to retrieve model data and user interface status information.	Repository Class
Language	String Direction: IN Description: Specifies the language for the rule that Enterprise Architect is requesting. This will match one of the values returned from EARules_Initialize	EARules_Initialize
Element	EA.Element Direction: IN Description: Specifies the element currently being drawn.	Element Class
Namespace	String Direction: IN Description: Specifies the top level language this property comes from. Will either be "UML" or the name of a profile.
Class	String Direction: IN Description: Specifies the type this property was defined in. In the UML namespace that means the metaclass defined in UML. Otherwise it will be a stereotype.
Property	String Direction: IN Description: Specifies the metaclass or stereotype property to display or hide.

Return Value

Return a positive value to display the property
Return zero to hide the property
Return a negative value to use the behavior from the base rules