Defining Shapes in Domain-Specific Language Explorer

By using the Shapes node in DSL Explorer, you can perform common tasks such as locating a shape in the diagram for a domain-specific language, deleting the shape, adding domain properties, and adding decorators. For more information, see How to: Delete an Element, How to: Locate an Object in a Domain-Specific Language Diagram, How to: Add a Domain Property, and How to: Add a Decorator.

You can also perform the following tasks:

• Adding type descriptors. For more information, see How to: Add a Domain Type Descriptor.

• Adding element merge directives. For more information, see How to: Add an Element Merge Directive.

• Adding paths to domain type descriptors. For more information, see How to: Add a Property Path to a Domain Type Descriptor.

• Adding compartments to compartment shapes. For more information, see How to: Add a Compartment to a Compartment Shape (DSL Explorer).

In This Section

• How to: Add a Compartment to a Compartment Shape (DSL Explorer)
  Describes how to add compartments to a compartment shape.

Related Sections

• Working with the Domain-Specific Language Explorer
  Overview of the Domain-Specific Language Explorer tool.

• Element Reference for Domain-Specific Languages
  Reference of the various Domain-Specific Language Designer objects including domain classes, domain relationship types and shape types.

• Domain-Specific Language Tools Glossary
  Glossary of terms used in domain-specific language tools.