Visual Class Designer Tools
• Visual Studio 2005 truly plays off the ‘visual’ aspect of the tool. We now have:
• The ability to insert a class diagram for a current project.
• The ability to add new types into the project visually (with relations).
• The ability to visually establish the members of a type.
• To activate the visual designers, begin by inserting a new Class Diagram via the Project | Add New Item
dialog.
• Once you do, each type in your project will be accounted for by the designer.
• You may delete any item from the designer without affecting the associated source code file.
• Each type on the designer will display the set of implemented interfaces, nested types, base and derived
types, etc.
• For example:
• Once you have a designer in your project, you are able to build new types via the Class Designer
toolbox.
• Once you drag an item to the class designer surface you will be asked to name your type.
• This results in a new type definition (in a specified file) added to your project.
• Once your type has been placed on the designer, you are able to populate the type with members using
the Class Details window:
• Again, as you are visually designing your types, the underlying source code file is modified in the
background.
• It is also worth pointing out that you are able to export a class diagram to a variety of image formats
(*tif, *.png, *.bmp, *.tif, etc).
• Simply right click anywhere on the designer and select “Export diagram as Image”.
• Very helpful for documentation!
• Visual Studio 2005 truly plays off the ‘visual’ aspect of the tool. We now have:
• The ability to insert a class diagram for a current project.
• The ability to add new types into the project visually (with relations).
• The ability to visually establish the members of a type.
• To activate the visual designers, begin by inserting a new Class Diagram via the Project | Add New Item
dialog.
• Once you do, each type in your project will be accounted for by the designer.
• You may delete any item from the designer without affecting the associated source code file.
• Each type on the designer will display the set of implemented interfaces, nested types, base and derived
types, etc.
• For example:
• Once you have a designer in your project, you are able to build new types via the Class Designer
toolbox.
• Once you drag an item to the class designer surface you will be asked to name your type.
• This results in a new type definition (in a specified file) added to your project.
• Once your type has been placed on the designer, you are able to populate the type with members using
the Class Details window:
• Again, as you are visually designing your types, the underlying source code file is modified in the
background.
• It is also worth pointing out that you are able to export a class diagram to a variety of image formats
(*tif, *.png, *.bmp, *.tif, etc).
• Simply right click anywhere on the designer and select “Export diagram as Image”.
• Very helpful for documentation!
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