Specifying the Properties

The Eclipse function package provides comprehensive support for the properties of an Eclipse resource. The properties are available to you as linked properties. To add a linked property to the model right-click the Properties category folder, and then click New Child > Eclipse > Resource Properties and choose one of the resources available. In this tutorial you only need to add the resource properties Name and Has Children:

1. Right-click the Properties category folder, and then click New Child > Eclipse > Resource Properties > Name .

   This opens the Enter Object ID dialog box.

2. In the New ID file, type TUTORIAL_PROP_EclipseResName.
3. Click OK.
4. Right-click the Properties category folder, and then click New Child > Eclipse > Resource Properties > Has Children .

   This opens the Enter Object ID dialog box.

5. In the New ID filed, type TUTORIAL_PROP_ResHasChildren.
6. Click OK.
7. While pressing Ctrl, click TUTORIAL_PROP_EclipseResName and TUTORIAL_PROP_ResHasChildren
8. Drag and drop the selection onto TUTORIAL_ELE_EclipseProject.

   This opens the Create Relationships dialog box.

   
   
   
9. Click OK.
10. Repeat steps 7 through 9 twice, replacing the target of the drag and drop action with TUTORIAL_ELE_EclipseFolder on the first occasion and TUTORIAL_ELE_EclipseFile on the second.
11. You now need to create three more properties:

    Right-click the Properties category folder, and then click New Child > Properties .

    This opens the Enter Object ID dialog box.

12. In the New ID field, type TUTORIAL_PROP_ProjectNature.
13. Click OK.
14. Create two more properties, repeat steps 11 through 13 replacing the New ID filed with the following names:
    • TUTORIAL_PROP_ResourceFilter
    • TUTORIAL_PROP_NewName
    Note: All three properties are of type String.

    For each of the properties you have just created specify a meaningful Label value. During runtime the Label value is used, for example, as a title in the Table Results view or as a label in an AWM dialog box. For example:

    Property	Label
    TUTORIAL_PROP_ProjectNature	Project Nature
    TUTORIAL_PROP_ResourceFilter	Filter
    TUTORIAL_PROP_NewName	New Name

15. Right-click TUTORIAL_PROP_ProjectNature, and then click Edit.

    This opens the Edit Properties dialog box.

16. Double-click the Label value cell, and then type the label name of your choice.
17. Click OK.
18. Repeat steps 15 through 17 for the following properties adding a suitable label name of your choice each time:
    • TUTORIAL_PROP_ResourceFilter
    • TUTORIAL_PROP_NewName
19. Click OK.