ElementLink Class

Article
09/25/2012

Base class for all domain relationships.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SerializableAttribute> _
<DomainObjectIdAttribute("706debaa-dd2d-4293-99af-695aadd36c9a")> _
<DomainRelationshipAttribute(AllowsDuplicates := True)> _
Public MustInherit Class ElementLink _
    Inherits ModelElement

'Usage
Dim instance As ElementLink

[SerializableAttribute]
[DomainObjectIdAttribute("706debaa-dd2d-4293-99af-695aadd36c9a")]
[DomainRelationshipAttribute(AllowsDuplicates = true)]
public abstract class ElementLink : ModelElement

[SerializableAttribute]
[DomainObjectIdAttribute(L"706debaa-dd2d-4293-99af-695aadd36c9a")]
[DomainRelationshipAttribute(AllowsDuplicates = true)]
public ref class ElementLink abstract : public ModelElement

public abstract class ElementLink extends ModelElement

Remarks

When you define a domain relationship between two ModelElements in your DSL Definition, the generated class is derived from ElementLink. Many relationships in the DSL runtime and designer are also ElementLinks.

ElementLinks are also ModelElements, and can therefore have properties and be connected by links.

Examples

Walkthrough: Creating a Generated API

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.ModelElement
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.ElementLink
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Diagrams.LinkConnectsToNode
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Diagrams.ParentShapeContainsNestedChildShapes
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Diagrams.ParentShapeHasRelativeChildShapes
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Diagrams.PresentationViewsSubject
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.AttributedDomainElementHasAttributes
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.AttributeHasParameters
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.BaseShapeMapReferencesBaseShape
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ClassHasBaseClass
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ClassHasElementMergeDirectives
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ClassHasProperties
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ClassIndexesElementMergeDirective
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.CompartmentMapHasElementsDisplayedPath
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.CompartmentMapHasPropertyDisplayedPath
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.CompartmentMapsReferToCompartment
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.CompartmentShapeMapHasCompartmentMaps
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ConnectionBuilderHasLinkConnectDirectives
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ConnectorMapReferencesConnector
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ConnectorMapReferencesRelationship
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ConnectorToolReferencesConnectionBuilder
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.CustomPropertyDescriptor
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DecoratorMapHasPropertyDisplayedPath
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DecoratorMapHasVisibilityPropertyPath
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DecoratorMapReferencesDecorator
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DesignerHasDiagram
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DiagramElementHasDecorators
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DiagramElementMapHasDecoratorMaps
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DiagramHasConnectorMaps
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DiagramHasShapeMaps
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DiagramRepresentsClass
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DomainClassHasCustomTypeDescriptor
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DomainPropertyHasElementNameProvider
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DomainRoleImplementedByCollectionType
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DslDefinesEditor
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DslDefinesExplorer
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DslDefinesExplorerBehavior
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DslEditorIdentifiesRootClass
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DslLibraryHasConnectionBuilders
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DslLibraryHasReferenceTypes
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DslLibraryHasTypes
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.DslLibraryHasXmlSerializationBehavior
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.EditorHasToolboxTabs
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.EditorHasValidation
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.EditorHasXmlSerializationDefinition
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ElementMergeDirectiveHasForwardingPath
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ElementMergeDirectiveHasLinkCreationPaths
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.EnumerationHasAttributes
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.EnumerationHasLiterals
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ExplorerBehaviorHasNodeSettings
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ExplorerHidesNodes
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ExplorerNodeSettingsHasPropertyDisplayedPath
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ExplorerNodeSettingsReferencesClass
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ExplorerReferencesBehavior
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.LinkConnectDirectiveHasSourceDirectives
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.LinkConnectDirectiveHasTargetDirectives
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.LinkConnectDirectiveReferencesDomainRelationship
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ObjectToolReferencesClass
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.PathHasSegments
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.PathSegmentReferencesRole
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.PropertyHasType
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.PropertyPathHasPath
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.PropertyPathReferencesProperty
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.RelationshipHasRoles
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.RoleHasRolePlayer
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.RolePlayerConnectDirectiveAcceptsClass
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.RolePlayerConnectDirectiveHasPathToRolePlayer
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ShapeHasCompartments
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ShapeMapHasParentElementPath
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ShapeMapReferencesClass
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.ToolboxTabHasTools
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.VisibilityPropertyPathHasPropertyFilters
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.XmlClassDataAppliesToDomainClass
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.XmlClassDataHasXmlElementData
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.XmlElementAppliesToDomainProperty
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.XmlRelationshipDataAppliesToDomainRelationship
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.XmlSerializationBehaviorHasXmlClassData
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DslDefinition.XmlSerializationDefinitionReferencesBehavior

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

ElementLink Members

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling Namespace

Change History

Date	History	Reason
	Clarified descriptions.	Information enhancement.