Connectors

The process of creating connectors in a transformation has the same form as for creating elements (objects). It is a little more complex, because you also define each end of the connector - the source and target.

Connectors are represented in the Intermediary language as:

ConnectorType

{

connectorProperties*

AssociationClass {associationClassProperties*}

Source {sourceProperties*}

Target {targetProperties*}

}

For example:

Association

{

name="anAssociation"

stereotype=""

direction="Unspecified"

Source

{

access="Private"

navigability="Unspecified"

}

Target

{

access="Private"

multiplicity="1..*"

}

Syntax elements in the code

Element	Detail	See also
ConnectorType	ConnectorType is one of these: Abstraction Aggregation Assembly Association Collaboration ControlFlow Connector Delegate Dependency Deployment ForeignKey Generalization InformationFlow Instantiation Interface InterruptFlow Manifest Nesting NoteLink ObjectFlow Package Realization Sequence Substitution TemplateBinding Transition Usage UseCase Uses
connectorProperties	connectorProperties is zero, or one instance of one or more of these: alias direction notes name stereotype tag XRef
associationClassProperties	associationClassProperties are one instance of these: Classifier XRef
sourceProperties targetProperties	sourceProperties and targetProperties are each a reference to an element and zero, or one instance of one or more of these: aggregation alias allowduplicates changeable constraint containment navigability membertype multiplicity Notes ordered qualifier role scope stereotype tag
Element Reference	An element reference is either a guid that references an element that already exists before the transformation, or an XRef to reference an element that is created by a transformation. guid XRef	Cross References

Notes

Each connector is transformed at both end objects, therefore the connector might appear twice in the transformation; this is not a problem, although you should check carefully that the connector is generated exactly the same way, regardless of which end is on the current Class

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