Showing related C# diagram elements based on relationships

You can populate a class diagram by showing existing C# elements that are related in specific types of relationships to the selected C# elements in the diagram.

Before you begin

You must have a class diagram open in the .NET perspective.

About this task

To show related C# elements based on relationships:

Procedure

  1. In the diagram editor, right-click a C# classifier or selected classifiers against which you want to show related C# elements; then click Filters > Show Related Elements.
  2. In the Show Related Elements in Diagram window, click Details to expand the window or complete one of the following steps:
    • To display all the relationships of all the classifiers, click Show All Relationships.
    • To display all the first level generalization parent relationships to the classifier, click Immediate C# Base classes.
    • To display all the first level generalization child relationships to the classifier, click Immediate C# Derived classes.
    • To display all the generalization relationships to the classifier, click C# Inheritance Tree.
    • To display all the relationships of the selected classifier, click Custom Query.
  3. In the relationship types window, you can modify the relationship selections.
  4. Click OK.

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