/// <summary>
/// Get element from Context element. Possible inputs are: Attribute, Operation, Element, Package
/// </summary>
/// <param name="rep"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static EA.Element GetElementFromContextObject(EA.Repository rep) {
EA.Element el = null;
EA.ObjectType objectType = rep.GetContextItemType();
switch (objectType)
{
case ObjectType.otAttribute:
var a = (EA.Attribute)rep.GetContextObject();
el = rep.GetElementByID(a.ParentID);
break;
case ObjectType.otMethod:
var m = (Method)rep.GetContextObject();
el = rep.GetElementByID(m.ParentID);
break;
case ObjectType.otElement:
el = (EA.Element)rep.GetContextObject();
break;
case ObjectType.otPackage:
EA.Package pkg = rep.GetContextObject();
el = rep.GetElementByGuid(pkg.PackageGUID);
break;
case ObjectType.otNone:
EA.Diagram dia = rep.GetCurrentDiagram();
if (dia?.SelectedObjects.Count == 1)
{
var objSelected = (EA.DiagramObject)dia.SelectedObjects.GetAt(0);
el = rep.GetElementByID(objSelected.ElementID);
}
break;
default:
MessageBox.Show(@"No Element, Attribute, Operation, Package selected");
break;
}
return el;
}