IComment Interface

Text that can be attached to one or more elements.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Uml.Classes
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Uml.Interfaces (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Uml.Interfaces.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Interface IComment _
    Inherits IElement

public interface IComment : IElement

public interface class IComment : IElement

type IComment =  
    interface 
        interface IElement 
    end

public interface IComment extends IElement

The IComment type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AnnotatedElements	Gets the elements to which the comment is attached.
	ApplicableStereotypes	The set of stereotypes that could be applied to this element. (Inherited from IElement.)
	AppliedStereotypes	Each IStereotypeInstance denotes that a stereotype has been applied to this element. (Inherited from IElement.)
	Body	The text of the Comment.
	Description	The description of this element. (Inherited from IElement.)
	OwnedComments	Gets Comments contained in this element (not comments linked to it). (Inherited from IElement.)
	OwnedElements	Gets Elements owned by this element. Every element has one owner, except the root IModel. (Inherited from IElement.)
	Owner	Gets the Element that owns this element. Every element except the root IModel has one owner. (Inherited from IElement.)
	OwningElement	Gets the element in which this comment is defined, such as a model. Not the same as the elements to which it is linked.
	VisibleAppliedStereotypes	(Inherited from IElement.)

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Extension Methods

	Name	Description
	AddReference	Links a string to an element, usually where the string is a reference such as a URI, modelbus reference, or work item ID. Use the name to indicate the type of reference. Returns an IReference object that represents the link. (Defined by UmlExtensions.)
	ApplyStereotype	Applies the stereotype to element. Creates an IStereotypeInstance that represents the extension of the model element by the stereotype. (Defined by ProfileStereotypeExtensions.)
	Delete	Deletes this element and any relationships, owned elements, and shapes. (Defined by UmlExtensions.)
	DeleteAllReference	Remove all the references of a given tag. (Defined by UmlExtensions.)
	GetId	Gets a GUID that identifies this element. (Defined by UmlExtensions.)
	GetModelStore	Gets the IModelStore that contains this element. (Defined by UmlExtensions.)
	GetReferences	Get the IReferences of a given tag that are associated with this element. (Defined by UmlExtensions.)
	GetRelatedElements<T>	Gets elements related to this element by relationships of the specified type. (Defined by UmlExtensions.)
	GetRelatedLinks<T>	Gets relationships of a specified type from or to this element. (Defined by UmlExtensions.)
	SetOwner	Change the owner. (Defined by SetOwnerExtensions.)
	Shapes	All the shapes that display the model element on any open diagram, or on a specified open diagram. (Defined by PresentationHelpers.)

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Remarks

Note

The methods defined on this type are extension methods. To use the methods, you must add a project reference to the .NET assembly Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility.dll, and you must include the directive using Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility.Uml; in your code.

To get comments linked to an element, use:

IEnumerable
<IComment> comments = store.AllInstances<IComment>() 
.Where(eachComment => eachComment.AnnotatedElements.Contains(element));

Notice that the OwningElement is the package, model, or other container in which the Comment is contained. It is not the element that is linked to the comment.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Uml.Classes Namespace