Connector item (IDL code)

Integrations (PTC products, 3rd party products and code) > Code integration (Ada, C, C#, C++, IDL, Java, SQL and VB) > IDL Code > IDL items (reference information) > Connector item (IDL code)

Create a Connector in the following ways:

• On a Component Definition Diagram: on the diagram's tab, click the

Connector button, and then click in free space.

• Right-click the Model or a Package, point to New, point to IDL Profile, and then click Connector.

You can define Connector inheritance on a Component Definition Diagram.

You can create Attributes, Clients, Mirror Ports and Services from a Connector: right-click the Connector, point to New, and then click the IDLAttribute, Client, Mirror Port or Service.

The IDL Profile (IDL Profile::IDL Elements::CCM_DDS::Typed package) provides the following Connectors for use in deployment:

• DDS_Event

• DDS_State

The IDL Profile (IDL Profile::IDL Elements::CCM_DDS package) provides the following Connectors for use as a starting point for creating new Connectors:

• DDS_Base

• DDS_TopicBase

You can optionally apply the «Source» stereotype from the IDL profile:

• To specify a non-default name for the generated IDL file: on the Source tab of the Connector's Property Pages set the tagged value of the File Name tag definition to the name of the file you want to create, including the file name extension.

• To specify includes text for the generated IDL file: on the Source tab of the Connector's Property Pages set the tagged value of the Includes tag definition to the includes text you want to generate.

• To make ACS ignore the Connector: on the Source tab of the Connector's Property Pages set the tagged value of the Ignore tag definition to TRUE.

When shown on a Component Definition Diagram, a Connector's notation is as follows.