Assume that class Being has a property of type Habitat. Both classes are implemented in their own .cs files. When I drag and drop the two classes from the class designer onto a new Class diagram, I do not see an association line from Being to Habitat, whereas there is an association in code. Am I doing something wrong, or this simply isn't implemented in VS yet?
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To show the property connection, right-click on the property; "show as association" or "show as collection association" (as appropriate)
Marc Gravell
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@Marc: You seem to run faster by foot than me on my bike (see my avatar) ;) – Alfred Myers Aug 22 '09 at 17:10
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It's off by default. Right click on the property and choose "Show as association"
Alfred Myers
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The class diagram doesn't show "lines" between every instance (property) of a type and its type. This would get very, very messy very quickly.
If "Being" derived from "Habitat" (which wouldn't make sense), it would show a line for that. It shows lines for inheritance, not each individual field/property.
Reed Copsey
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You described the default behavior, but as I said on my answer you can turn "Show as association" on for those properties you want. – Alfred Myers Aug 22 '09 at 17:06
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Habitat is a property in Being. They are not associated in the way the designer shows. The designer shows inheritance.
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The designer will show you an association if you tell it to do so. See my answer. – Alfred Myers Aug 22 '09 at 17:08