Object Inspector (Modeling)

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View > Object Inspector

To open the Object Inspector, choose View > Object Inspector or press F11.

The Modeling extends the Object Inspector's functionality to manage properties of UML diagrams and diagram elements.

The Object Inspector shows the properties of a modeling diagram or diagram element that is selected in the Model View or Diagram View. Using the Object Inspector, you can view and edit properties of the selected modeling diagram or diagram element.

When you select a property, its short description displays in the bottom pane of the Object Inspector.

The set of properties, shown in the Object Inspector, depends on the type of the selected UML modeling element.

Right-clicking in the Object Inspector opens the context menu.

The Object Inspector can show the following types of properties:

Property Description

(Name)

This property provides the textual description of an element. For example, it can be the name of a class or interface.

Design
properties

These properties are used to define the appearance of an element. For example, these can be Background color, Foreground color, and Gradient colors.

UML and source code
properties

These properties can set UML features of an element (such as Abstract or Stereotype) or some source code parameters linked with the element (for example, Version, Author, and other special comments in the source code).

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user properties

These properties appear when any user properties are defined for the selected modeling element. The user properties can be defined in the Add/Remove User Properties dialog box. In this dialog box, each User Property entry contains the Name and Value items. These Name and Value items can be edited. By default, Name receives the property1, property2, ..., propertyN successive values. You can see these names of all existing User Property entries in the Object Inspector as names of user properties. See Working with User Properties.


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