MessageExtensions Class

Extension methods for manipulating Interactions.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility.Uml.MessageExtensions

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public NotInheritable Class MessageExtensions

public static class MessageExtensions

[ExtensionAttribute]
public ref class MessageExtensions abstract sealed

[<AbstractClass>]
[<Sealed>]
type MessageExtensions =  class end

public final class MessageExtensions

The MessageExtensions type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	GetOppositeMessage	For a synchronous message, returns the reply. For a reply message, returns the outgoing message. Returns null for asynchronous messages.
	GetSourceExecutionSpecification	The Execution Specification from which this message is outgoing. Null if this is sourced directly on a lifeline or is a found message.
	GetSourceLifeline	The lifeline from which this message is outgoing. Null if this is a Found message.
	GetTargetExecutionSpecification	The Execution Specification to which this message is incoming. Null if this is targeted directly on a lifeline or is a lost message.
	GetTargetLifeline	The lifeline to which this message is incoming. Null if this is a Lost message.

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Remarks

For more information about UML diagrams, see Developing Models for Software Design.

For more information about using the UML API, see Extending UML Models and Diagrams.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility.Uml Namespace