Working with C# 2.0

PowerDesigner provides full support for modeling all aspects of C# 2.0 including round-trip engineering.

C# 2.0 is a modern, type-safe, object-oriented language that combines the advantages of rapid development with the power of C++.

PowerDesigner can be used as a standalone product and as a plug-in for Visual Studio, allowing you to integrate its enterprise-level modeling capabilities in your standard .NET workflow. For more information, see Core Features Guide > The PowerDesigner Interface > The PowerDesigner Add-In for Visual Studio.

In addition to PowerDesigner's standard pallets, the following custom tools are available to help you rapidly develop your class and composite structure diagrams:

• C# 2.0 Assemblies
  An assembly is a collection of C# files that forms a DLL or executable. PowerDesigner provides support for both single-assembly models (where the model represents the assembly) and multi-assembly models (where each assembly appears directly below the model in the Browser tree and is modeled as a standard UML package with a stereotype of <<Assembly>>).
• C# 2.0 Compilation Units
  By default, PowerDesigner generates one source file for each class, interface, delegate, or other type, and bases the source directory structure on the namespaces defined in the model.
• C# 2.0 Namespaces
  Namespaces restrict the scope of an object's name. Each class or other type must have a unique name within the namespace.
• C# 2.0 Classes
  PowerDesigner models C# 2.0 classes as standard UML classes, but with additional properties.
• C# 2.0 Interfaces
  PowerDesigner models C# 2.0 interfaces as standard UML interfaces, with additional properties.
• C# 2.0 Structs
  Structs are lightweight types that make fewer demands on the operating system and on memory than conventional classes. PowerDesigner models C# 2.0 structs as classes with a stereotype of <<Structure>>.
• C# 2.0 Delegates
  Delegates are type-safe reference types that provide similar functions to pointers in other languages. PowerDesigner models delegates as classes with a stereotype of <<Delegate>> with a single operation code-named "<signature>". The visibility, name, comment, flags and attributes are specified on the class object whereas the return-type and parameters are specified on the operation.
• C# 2.0 Enums
  Enums are sets of named constants. PowerDesigner models enums as classes with a stereotype of <<Enum>>.
• C# 2.0 Fields
  PowerDesigner models C# fields as standard UML attributes.
• C# 2.0 Methods
  PowerDesigner models C# methods as operations.
• C# 2.0 Events, Indexers, and Properties
  PowerDesigner represents C# events, indexers, and properties as standard UML attributes with additional properties.
• C# 2.0 Inheritance and Implementation
  PowerDesigner models C# inheritance links between types as standard UML generalizations.
• C# 2.0 Custom Attributes
  PowerDesigner provides full support for C# 2.0 custom attributes, which allow you to add metadata to your code. This metadata can be accessed by post-processing tools or at run-time to vary the behavior of the system.
• Generating C# 2.0 Files
  You generate C# 2.0 source files from the classes and interfaces of a model. A separate file, with the file extension .cs, is generated for each class or interface that you select from the model, along with a generation log file.
• Reverse Engineering C# 2.0 Code
  You can reverse engineer C# files into an OOM.