[news.eclipse.modeling.mdt.uml2tools] Re: UML element already stereotype

["James Bruck" <jbruck@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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"Ferdinando Mazzariello" <mavieni_nando@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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> Hi All,
>
> I'm working on a project that will extend UML2Tools. I need help for:
>
> a) use existing uml2tools functionality (primarily the class and component 
> diagram at the moment)
>
> b) extend uml2tools functionality to add elements described using 
> stereotypes (for instance a class element already stereotyped with a 
> custom stereotype). these components will be added to the palette so that 
> the they can be dragged and dropped onto the editor.
>
> c) not alter uml2tools code so that future versions of uml2tools can be 
> used without affecting the extension and not requiring recoding of the 
> extension.
>
> This should obviously take place in a new plugin. I've looked at the 
> examples in the help files (like helloworld etc) but have not worked out 
> how to extend plugins like uml2tools.
>
> Please could someone describe how I should set up a plugin to do all this?
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> regards,
>
> Nando
>