DomainModel.CreateElement Method

Creates an element of a specified type.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.12.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.12.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Function CreateElement ( _
    partition As Partition, _
    elementType As Type, _
    propertyAssignments As PropertyAssignment() _
) As ModelElement
public virtual ModelElement CreateElement(
    Partition partition,
    Type elementType,
    PropertyAssignment[] propertyAssignments
)
public:
virtual ModelElement^ CreateElement(
    Partition^ partition, 
    Type^ elementType, 
    array<PropertyAssignment^>^ propertyAssignments
)
abstract CreateElement : 
        partition:Partition * 
        elementType:Type * 
        propertyAssignments:PropertyAssignment[] -> ModelElement  
override CreateElement : 
        partition:Partition * 
        elementType:Type * 
        propertyAssignments:PropertyAssignment[] -> ModelElement
public function CreateElement(
    partition : Partition, 
    elementType : Type, 
    propertyAssignments : PropertyAssignment[]
) : ModelElement

Parameters

  • elementType
    Type: System.Type

    A non-abstract domain class defined in the DSL Definition.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.ModelElement
The ModelElement that was created.

Remarks

This method is suitable for generated code. In ordinary programming, use the constructor of the domain class.

This example assumes the DSL Definition of the Minimal Language DSL solution template.

Examples

MyDslDomainModel dm = ...;
PropertyAssignment nameProperty = 
    new PropertyAssignment(ExampleElement.NameDomainPropertyId, "element1");
ExampleElement element = dm.CreateElement(
    dm.Store.DefaultPartition, 
    typeof(ExampleElement), 
    new PropertyAssignment[] {nameProperty}
   ) as ExampleElement;

The following example has the same effect:

ExampleElement element1 = new ExampleElement(dm.Store);
element1.Name = "element1";

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See Also

Reference

DomainModel Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling Namespace

Other Resources

[redirect] Domain Model in the Generated API