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

    This opens the Enter Object ID dialog box.

12. In the New ID file, type TUTORIAL_PROP_PARM_NewName.
13. Right-click TUTORIAL_PROP_PARM_NewName, and then click Edit.

    This opens the Edit Properties dialog box.

14. Double-click the Label value cell, and type New Name.
15. Click OK.