EA_OnPreNewPackage

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EA_OnPreNewPackage notifies Add-Ins that a new package is about to be created in the model. It enables add-ins to permit or deny the creation of the new package.

 

Syntax

 

Function EA_OnPreNewPackage(Repository As EA.Repository, Info As EA.EventProperties) As Boolean

 

The EA_OnPreNewPackage function syntax contains the following elements

 

 

Parameter

Type

Direction

Description

Repository

EA.Repository

 

IN

An EA.Repository object representing the currently open Enterprise Architect model. Poll its members to retrieve model data and user interface status information.

Info

EA.EventProperties

IN

Contains the following EventProperty Objects for the package to be created :

 

·Stereotype : A string value corresponding to Package.Stereotype
·ParentID : A long value corresponding to Package.ParentID
·DiagramID : A long value corresponding to the ID of the diagram to which the package is being added

 

 

Return Value

 

Return True to enable the addition of the new package to the model. Return False to disenable the addition of the new package.

 

Details

 

This event occurs when a user drags a new package from the UML toolbox or Resource Tree, onto a diagram, or by invoking the New Package command from the Project Browser window. The notification is provided immediately before the package is created, so that the add-in can disenable the addition of the package.

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