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Motion Standalone Preprocessor C# library 2026 R1

Class Connector<TProperty\>

Last update: 09.03.2026

Namespace: VM.Managed.DAFUL
Assembly: VMDFBase.dll

This class is to represent the connector.

public abstract class Connector<TProperty> : Entity<TProperty>, IObservableObject, IDisposableObject, ILinkable, ILinkContainerEvent, IVerifiable, IHistoryObjectSerializable, IAttributeContainer, IContainer, IEntity, IEntityBase, IObjectBase, IObject, ILinkContainer, IOwned, IHasID, IEventProvider, IHasKeyObject, IHasName, IEnabled, IHasComment, IVisible, IDocumentOwner, INamed, INavigatorItem, IVisible, IMultiChangable, IHasProperty, IGroup, IDraw, IDrawIcon, IReferencable, ITransformable, IConnector, IEntityRelation, IGenerable, IArgument, IReportable, IFlip, IHasReplaceableEntity where TProperty : Property, IArgument, new()

Type Parameters

TProperty

The type of the property.

Inheritance

object ← ObservableObject ← LinkableBase ← ObjectBase ← Object<EntityEventCore> ← ContainerObject<EntityEventCore> ← EntityBase ← Entity<TProperty> ← Connector<TProperty>

Implements

IObservableObject, IDisposableObject, ILinkable, ILinkContainerEvent, IVerifiable, IHistoryObjectSerializable, IAttributeContainer, IContainer, IEntity, IEntityBase, IObjectBase, IObject, ILinkContainer, IOwned, IHasID, IEventProvider, IHasKeyObject, IHasName, IEnabled, IHasComment, IVisible, IDocumentOwner, INamed, INavigatorItem, IVisible, IMultiChangable, IHasProperty, IGroup, IDraw, IDrawIcon, IReferencable, ITransformable, IConnector, IEntityRelation, IGenerable, IArgument, IReportable, IFlip, IHasReplaceableEntity

Inherited Members

Entity<TProperty>.Initialize(Unit.ConvertFactor), Entity<TProperty>.GetUnnamedObjectName(object), Entity<TProperty>.FindLocal(string), Entity<TProperty>.Property, EntityBase.Initialize(Unit.ConvertFactor), EntityBase.SetOldNameWithNewEntity(ObjectBase, ObjectBase), EntityBase.PropertyRequestUpdate(object, LinkEventArgs), EntityBase.OnDeserializationForAttribute(), EntityBase.OnUpdatePropertyImpl(Property, LinkEventArgs), EntityBase.LinkRequestDestroying(object, LinkEventArgs), EntityBase.GetModelNavigatorInformationImpl(XmlDocument, XmlElement, bool), EntityBase.FixUp(ObjectBase), EntityBase.FindLocal(string), EntityBase.WriteTemplateImpl(XmlWriter), EntityBase.ReadTemplateImpl(XmlReader), EntityBase.LinkAddedToDocument(object, AddToDocEventArgs), EntityBase.OnDeserialization(object), EntityBase.Name, EntityBase.FullName, EntityBase.NonSymmetricName, EntityBase.DisplayName, EntityBase.IsEnabled, EntityBase.Comment, EntityBase.HasLayerExplicitly, EntityBase.UntypedProperty, EntityBase.IsFileProperty, EntityBase.Layer, EntityBase.IsVisible, ContainerObject<EntityEventCore>.Find(string), ContainerObject<EntityEventCore>.FindLocal(string), ContainerObject<EntityEventCore>.GetUnnamedObjectName(object), ContainerObject<EntityEventCore>.GetNewEntityName(string), ContainerObject<EntityEventCore>.GetNewEntityName(string, bool, int), ContainerObject<EntityEventCore>.GetNewEntityName(string, bool, int, int), Object<EntityEventCore>.GetKey(), Object<EntityEventCore>.Initialize(Unit.ConvertFactor), Object<EntityEventCore>.SetIconColor(Canvas), Object<EntityEventCore>.OnDeserialization(object), Object<EntityEventCore>.CustomGetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext), Object<EntityEventCore>.RollbackEvent(), Object<EntityEventCore>.OnDeserializedCore(object), Object<EntityEventCore>.Key, Object<EntityEventCore>.UntypedEventCore, Object<EntityEventCore>.EventCore, Object<EntityEventCore>.Attributes, ObjectBase.ReplaceEventCore(ObjectEventCore), ObjectBase.SetModifiedCore(ModifiedResult.ModifiedType), ObjectBase.AddPostDeserialize(StreamingContext), ObjectBase.LinkAddedToDocumentCore(IOwned, bool), ObjectBase.SetModified(ModifiedResult.ModifiedType), ObjectBase.SetModified(), ObjectBase.SetModified(ModifiedResult.ModifiedType, IDocument), ObjectBase.DestroyObject(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.DestroyObject(DestroyEventArgs), ObjectBase.DestroyObject(), ObjectBase.Initialize(Unit.ConvertFactor), ObjectBase.FixUp(ObjectBase), ObjectBase.DoWorkAfterUpdateContents(), ObjectBase.SetOldNameWithNewEntity(ObjectBase, ObjectBase), ObjectBase.SetIconColor(Canvas), ObjectBase.RemoveFromCreatedList(), ObjectBase.PostAddToDocument(), ObjectBase.PostRemoveFromDocument(Document), ObjectBase.GetArgumentList(LinkedList<ObjectBase>), ObjectBase.ResetInvalidEntity(), ObjectBase.OnDeserialization(object), ObjectBase.IsSerializableEvent(Delegate), ObjectBase.CustomGetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext), ObjectBase.CheckAndUpdateLink(HashSet<ObjectBase>), ObjectBase.Verify(VerifiedResult), ObjectBase.ConnectProxy(), ObjectBase.RollbackEvent(), ObjectBase.LinkRequestUpdating(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.LinkRequestUpdate(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.LinkRequestDestroying(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.LinkRequestDestroy(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.LinkAddedToDocument(object, AddToDocEventArgs), ObjectBase.LinkRemovedFromDocument(object, RemoveFromDocEventArgs), ObjectBase.DisposeManagedResources(), ObjectBase.GetDestroyEventExtraData(), ObjectBase.OnLinkReserved(ILink, object, EventArgs), ObjectBase.CreateEntityWhenUpdateContents(Action), ObjectBase.GetObjectByKey(UIntPtr), ObjectBase.FindObjectOnXmlDeserialize(string), ObjectBase.UpdateContents(XmlReader, ObjectBase, string), ObjectBase.UpdateContents(XmlReader, ObjectBase), ObjectBase.UpdateContents(string, string), ObjectBase.UpdateContents(string), ObjectBase.SetFlagWhenXMLFile(string, bool), ObjectBase.IsEqualArray<T>(T[], T[]), ObjectBase.IsEqualList(List<double>, List<double>), ObjectBase.SetContainer(IOwned, bool), ObjectBase.GetTargetListForUpdate(), ObjectBase.SkipUpdateObjectImpl(), ObjectBase.raise_OnUpdating(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.raise_OnUpdate(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.raise_OnDestroying(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.raise_OnDestroy(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.raise_Destroying(object, Identifier), ObjectBase.raise_OnAdded(object, AddToDocEventArgs), ObjectBase.raise_OnRemoved(object, RemoveFromDocEventArgs), ObjectBase.raise_OnContentsUpdated(object, EventArgs), ObjectBase.Dispose(bool), ObjectBase.SkipModified, ObjectBase.ClearChildInfoBeforeDeserialize, ObjectBase.KeyImpl, ObjectBase.ID, ObjectBase.TopologyEntityTypeName, ObjectBase.ObjectStateForCircularError, ObjectBase.ObjectState, ObjectBase.IsChildExternable, ObjectBase.IsExternable, ObjectBase.Container, ObjectBase.Owner, ObjectBase.Document, ObjectBase.UntypedEventCore, ObjectBase.KernelKey, ObjectBase.Key, ObjectBase.OnContentsUpdated, ObjectBase.OnRemoved, ObjectBase.OnAdded, ObjectBase.Destroying, ObjectBase.OnDestroy, ObjectBase.OnDestroying, ObjectBase.OnUpdate, ObjectBase.OnUpdating, LinkableBase.OnDeserialization(object), ObservableObject.Dispose(), ObservableObject.RaisePropertyChanged(string), ObservableObject.RaisePropertyChanged(string, object, object), ObservableObject.Dispose(bool), ObservableObject.DisposeManagedResources(), ObservableObject.DisposeUnmanagedResources(), ObservableObject.IsDisposed, ObservableObject.TryDisposing, ObservableObject.Disposed, ObservableObject.Disposing, ObservableObject.PropertyChanged

Extension Methods

LinkPropertyItemCache.GetLinkProperties(object, LinkPropertyType), LinkPropertyItemCache.GetLinkPropertiesAndValues(object, LinkPropertyType), LinkPropertyItemCache.GetLinkedObjects<T>(object, LinkPropertyType)

Constructors

Connector()

Initializes a new instance of the class.

protected Connector()

Connector(string)

Initializes a new instance of the class.

public Connector(string strName)

Parameters

strName string

Name of the connector.

Properties

ActionMarker

Gets or sets the action marker.

public Marker ActionMarker { get; set; }

Property Value

Marker

ArgumentType

Gets the type of the argument

public ArgumentTypes ArgumentType { get; }

Property Value

ArgumentTypes

BaseMarker

Gets or sets the base marker.

public Marker BaseMarker { get; set; }

Property Value

Marker

CanSwitchImpl

protected virtual bool CanSwitchImpl { get; }

Property Value

bool

CanWriteToOutFileImpl

protected virtual bool CanWriteToOutFileImpl { get; }

Property Value

bool

ConnectorReferenceMarker

Gets or sets the reference marker.

public virtual IMarker ConnectorReferenceMarker { get; }

Property Value

IMarker

Generable

Gets a value indicating whether this instance is generable.

public virtual bool Generable { get; }

Property Value

bool

HasLayerExplicitly

Gets a value indicating whether object has a layer explicitly.

protected override bool HasLayerExplicitly { get; }

Property Value

bool

Hide

Gets or sets a value indicating whether this instance is hide.

public bool Hide { get; set; }

Property Value

bool

Layer

Gets or sets the layer.

public override Layer Layer { get; set; }

Property Value

Layer

PreventDuplicatedRBE

Gets a value whether this instance prevent duplicated RBE.

public virtual bool PreventDuplicatedRBE { get; }

Property Value

bool

Referencable

Gets a value indicating whether this is referencable.

public bool Referencable { get; }

Property Value

bool

ReferenceType

Gets the type of the array for argument.

public virtual string ReferenceType { get; }

Property Value

string

ReportTypeImpl

Gets the report type.

protected abstract IReportable.ReportEntityType ReportTypeImpl { get; }

Property Value

IReportable.ReportEntityType

Visible

Gets a value indicating whether this is visible.

public bool Visible { get; }

Property Value

bool

Methods

Draw(Canvas)

Draws the icon.

public virtual void Draw(Canvas canvas)

Parameters

canvas Canvas

The canvas has icon information.

FindLocal(string)

Finds an object that matches a specified name in local.

public override IObjectBase FindLocal(string strName)

Parameters

strName string

Name to search for.

Returns

IObjectBase

An object that matches a specified name.

GetLayerImpl()

Gets the layer [Implementation].

protected virtual Layer GetLayerImpl()

Returns

Layer

The layer.

GetModelNavigatorInformationImpl(XmlDocument, XmlElement, bool)

Gets the object information for model navigator [implementation].

protected override bool GetModelNavigatorInformationImpl(XmlDocument xmlDom, XmlElement xmlEle, bool bHasChild)

Parameters

xmlDom XmlDocument

The XmlDocument for object.

xmlEle XmlElement

The XmlElement for object.

bHasChild bool

if set to true [has child].

Returns

bool

true if success; otherwise, false.

GetTargetListForUpdate()

Gets the update objects.

public override List<IEventProvider> GetTargetListForUpdate()

Returns

List<IEventProvider>

Initialize(ConvertFactor)

Initializes member through unit convert factor.

public override void Initialize(Unit.ConvertFactor factor)

Parameters

factor Unit.ConvertFactor

The unit convert factor.

Instantiate(Reference, Canvas)

Instantiates the specified reference.

public void Instantiate(Reference reference, Canvas canvas)

Parameters

reference Reference

The reference.

canvas Canvas

The canvas.

LinkRequestUpdate(object, LinkEventArgs)

Request for update the linked object.

protected override void LinkRequestUpdate(object objNotifier, LinkEventArgs arg)

Parameters

objNotifier object

The linked object.

arg LinkEventArgs

The instance containing the event data.

MakeReference(LinkedList<Reference>)

Makes the reference.

public void MakeReference(LinkedList<Reference> lstRef)

Parameters

lstRef LinkedList<Reference>

The referece container.

MakeReferenceImpl(LinkedList<Reference>)

Makes the reference [implementation].

protected virtual void MakeReferenceImpl(LinkedList<Reference> lstRef)

Parameters

lstRef LinkedList<Reference>

The container.

PostAddToDocument()

Call when post [add to document].

public override void PostAddToDocument()

ReDraw()

Redraw.

public virtual void ReDraw()

ResetInvalidEntity()

Reset invalid entity.

public override void ResetInvalidEntity()

SetLayerImpl(Layer)

Sets the layer [Implementation].

protected virtual void SetLayerImpl(Layer layer)

Parameters

layer Layer

The layer.

SwitchImpl()

protected virtual void SwitchImpl()

Verify(VerifiedResult)

Verify.

protected override void Verify(VerifiedResult vr)

Parameters

vr VerifiedResult

The Verified result.

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