Enumeration literal (dictionary item)

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For automation interface information about an Enumeration Literal, see Enumeration literal (automation interface).

An Enumeration Literal is a component of a Type Definition whose construction is Enumeration.

You create an Enumeration Literal through the Enumerations tab of a Type Definition's Property Pages. Note that the Enumerations tab of a Type Definition's Property Pages contains information only when the Enumeration option is selected on the Options tab.

Create a Type Definition through the Property Pages or a Class Diagram:

• Create an Enumeration Literal through the Enumerations tab of a Type Definition's Property Pages. Note that the Enumerations tab of a Type Definition's Property Pages contains information only when the Enumeration option is selected on the Options tab.

• On a Class Diagram, click the

Enumeration Literal toolbar button, and then click within the Type Definition.

When used on a Class Diagram, an Enumeration Literal's notation is as follows:

If you select the UML\Enumeration Literals folder in the Dictionary pane, the Contents pane displays the following information about each Enumeration Literal in the model: Enumeration (owning).

In the Modeler panes, a short-cut symbol

on the Enumeration Literal's icon indicates that the item is a stub.

The following sections provide information about how an Enumeration Literal is used in the model. For more information about a property, item, model part or diagram, click it.

Properties

Comprises only the standard properties.

Owned by

Type Definition

Owns

Comment

Constraint

Dependency — The Dependency is owned jointly by the Enumeration Literal and the other associated item. The access permissions you have to a Dependency are determined by the access permissions of the dependent item.