Adding Class Properties

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

    To add a property

1. Select the class you want to change in the Class Explorer. Click the Properties tab in the Class Viewer. The class's properties appear in the Properties page.
2. Click the blank Name field at the bottom of the properties table. Type the new property name.
3. Click the Type field. Click the down arrow and choose a property type from the list that appears. When you select the type, a default value may appear in the Value field.
4. If you want a value other than the default in the Value field, click the field and enter the desired value. When you select this field and begin typing, a list box may appear from which you can choose the appropriate value.

   If the property type is an array, click the Array button in the Value field to open a dialog box in which you can enter each value in the array. When you are done entering values, click OK to return to the Properties page.

5. To create an embedded object, do the following:
   • Select object as the property type. The Object Type dialog box appears.
   • Optionally, enter the name of the class to which the embedded object belongs, then click OK.
   • By default, the Value field is set to <empty> (which represents NULL). To change this value, right-click the field, and select Create Object from the menu. The Embedded Object dialog box appears. If you selected a class in step b, this dialog box opens the Properties page for that class.

     Otherwise, the display is blank. Enter the name of the class to which the embedded object belongs in the Class field to display that class' Properties page.

   • Edit the properties and/or qualifiers for the embedded object, if necessary, then click OK to return to the Class Viewer.
6. Click the Save button. A confirmation message appears. Click Yes to save the new data.