Visual studio 05 Class designer

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Visual studio 05 Class designer

• Aka Whitehorse

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Class designer features

• Visual Representation of Types
• Symmetrically Linked to Solution Designer code
  view
• Changes in diagram immediately reflected in code
  view and vice-versa
• Toolbox has type shapes -gt drag onto design
  surface also has inheritance connectors, etc.
• Allows review and refactoring of code visually

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Features contd

• Diagrams can be used for documentation -gt can be
  saved in image format -gtcan link embedded image
  in say word document to image link, if diagram
  updated, embedded image will be updated. With
  powertoys can be saved as html
• Extensible -gt Class diagram is saved as xml
  (context open .cd as xml), you can manipulate it
  as you wish

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Limitations

• Does not directly show webform code-behind class
  or winform code view.
• This may be added in Orcas
• Main use is for business class design

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powertoys

• Class designer Powertoys on GotDotNet (caution,
  GotDotNet going away, replacement not announced
  -( )
• Adds Pan/Zoom -gtbottom right diag plus cross
• Export to Html
• Add comments on class shape -gt highlight type and
  add text in box
• Adds dongles for inheritance lines
• Adds smart tag (green arrow box) for editing
  properties in place on diagram

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references

• GotDotNet Powertoys http//tinyurl.com/lwqrv
• Main Msdn Webcast http//tinyurl.com/24eljc
• Channel 9 Three Part Series
• Part 1 http//tinyurl.com/2b9pts
• Part 2 http//tinyurl.com/22tjz2
• Part 3 http//tinyurl.com/2bxmx5
• Class Designer Team WebLog/blog and xml format
  for class designer http//tinyurl.com/2fls42

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Demo

• Open Existing Solution -gtBeerhouse Add new
  item Class Diagram
• Drag class library source code from solution
  explorer to Class Diagram Design surface
• Class Details Pane below
• Toolbox Can create new types on design by
  dragging onto design surface
• Context Menu on shapes -gt Look and use
  functionality
• Add constructor from context menu
• Refactoring Change namespace change class name
• Orfan a class by changing its namespace in code
  and look at diagram and fix it from diagram

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demo

• Play with tool bar, show full signatures, etc.
• Show inheritance from base class types including
  System.Object
• Start New Class diagram from scratch add types
  and inheritance
• Abstract class with virtual methods
• Class Details Pane below