Properties of a DSL Definition

DslDefinition properties define domain-specific language definition properties such as version numbering. The DslDefinition properties appear in the Properties window when you click an open area of the diagram in the Domain-Specific Language Designer.

For more information, see How to Define a Domain-Specific Language. For more information about how to use these properties, see Customizing and Extending a Domain-Specific Language.

DslDefinition has the properties in the following table:

Property	Description	Default
Access Modifier	Determines if the access modifier for the domain class is public or internal.	public
Custom Attributes	Custom defined attributes for the domain class. Note Use the browse button to add an attribute.	<none>
Company Name	The name of the current company name in the system registry.	Current company name
Name	The name of this domain class.	Current name
Namespace	The namespace affiliated with this domain class.	Current namespace
Package Guid	The guid for the Visual Studio package generated for this DSL.	<none>
Package Namespace	The namespace for the Visual Studio package generated for this DSL.	<none>
Product Name	The name of the product that will be registered for the Visual Studio package generated for this DSL.	<none>
Notes	Notes associated with this domain class.	<none>
Description	Description for this domain class.	<none>
Display Name	The name that will be displayed in the generated designer for this domain class.	<none>
Help Keyword	The help keyword associated with this domain class.	<none>
Build	The incremental build number for this domain-specific language definition.	0
Major Version	The incremental major build number for this domain-specific language definition.	1
Minor Version	The incremental minor build number for this domain-specific language definition.	0
Revision	The incremental revision build number for this domain-specific language definition.	0

See also

• Domain-Specific Language Tools Glossary