IComponentDiagram.Display<T> Method

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06/27/2011

Display a UML component on the class diagram. Creates an IShape whose Element is element. The parts and ports of the component are automatically displayed.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility.Presentation
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function Display(Of T As IElement) ( _
    element As T, _
    xoffset As Double, _
    yoffset As Double _
) As IShape(Of T)

IShape<T> Display<T>(
    T element,
    double xoffset,
    double yoffset
)
where T : IElement

generic<typename T>
where T : IElement
IShape<T>^ Display(
    T element, 
    double xoffset, 
    double yoffset
)

abstract Display : 
        element:'T * 
        xoffset:float * 
        yoffset:float -> IShape<'T>  when 'T : IElement

JScript does not support generic types or methods.

Type Parameters

T
The type of the element to be displayed. Can usually be implicit.

Parameters

element
Type: T
The element to be displayed.

xoffset
Type: System.Double
The location of the new shape relative to the diagram.

yoffset
Type: System.Double
The location of the new shape relative to the diagram.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility.Presentation.IShape<T>
An IShape<T> representing the new shape.

Remarks

You cannot explicitly display relationships or component parts or ports. A relationship appears on a diagram automatically whenever both of its ends appear. When you display a component, its component parts and ports are also displayed.

For more information, see How to: Display a Model on Diagrams.

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

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