The Call Diagram

Call diagrams let your explore and document chains of calls between methods in your project.

To create a call diagram

1. On the Diagrams menu, click New Call Diagram.

To add a method to the diagram

1. Add methods to your diagram using the Method Tree or the Auto Select Bar.

2. LumiCode will automatically layout your diagram anytime something is added to it.

To display method parameters

1. Click on a method to select it.

2. Click on the items your want to display on the parameters tab.

To remove a method from the diagram

1. Click on the method you wish to remove to select it.

2. Press the Delete key to remove the selected method from the diagram.

3. Methods can also be toggled off and on the diagram with the Method Tree.

Recursion

Methods can call themselves directly or indirectly. When a method calls itself directly, there will be a symbol in the upper right corner of the method on the diagram to indicate recursion.

To show method details

1. Check the Show Details checkbox to display details for all the mehtods on the diagram.

To add a caption or comment to your diagram

Position the mouse over your diagram and then click the right mouse button. Select Caption or Comment. Enter your text into the Comment Editor and then click OK.

To adjust the layout of your diagram

When your diagram contains all the methods you wish to display, you can fine tune the appearance by dragging the methods on the diagram with the right mouse button.

If you spend time tweaking your diagram, and then add something, your tweaking will be lost! That’s the dark side of automatic layout. For this reason, you should get everything you need on the diagram before you begin tweaking.

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