Exporting
Exporting from CodeLogic can be an extremely valuable resource.
Primarily, CodeLogic diagrams cam be exported to a number of
graphics formats: Portable Network Graphics (PNG), Visio.NET and
Visio 2000. This will allow for modification and planning, as
well as archiving and sharing documentation. Additionally,
exporting to IBM Rational Rose, a product generally used for
planning applications, will allow for keeping things up-to-date
and integrating older applications and newer projects into
corporate development paradigms. I found the exporting to be
simple and effective.
The Diagrams and Interface
There are four basic elements to the CodeLogic standalone
interface. All of these are shown in Figures 1-3 below. The
project browser at the top left allows for selection of a Java
project to view. Once a project is selected, the folders and
Java source files within it will be shown in a window directly
below. Selecting a class from this will highlight the classes in
the selected source in a window below, and finally, selecting a
class will show it's methods in the bottom left window. The rest
of the screen is for viewing diagrams. Two menu items will allow
for actions on the diagram (such as exporting) and another for
actions on an item within the diagram (such as showing a
different diagram of that item). The diagram will be shown in
the main window, and tabs at the top allow for navigating
between class diagrams, while tabs at the bottom allow for
navigating between the three diagram types.
CodeLogic will generate three types of diagrams: class diagrams,
sequence diagrams and execution flow diagrams. Let's take a look
at each of these and how CodeLogic deals with them. If you are
not familiar with UML, I will give a very abridged definition of
what each diagram represents. In all of these diagrams,
CodeLogic allows for a few filters. For example, whether
CodeLogic should show try/catch information. Zooming in and out
also allows for seeing the big picture and going into detail,
which is quite handy in more complex applications and classes.
The Class Diagram
The class diagram (see Figure 1) is the most fundamental
diagram, highlighting the classes used within each Java class
file, essentially a class hierarchy diagram. The diagram
defaults to showing all of the classes, but clicking on a class
will reveal any methods from within that class.
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