InteractionExtensions.CreateMessage Method (IInteraction, IInsertionPoint, IInsertionPoint, MessageKind, MessageSort)

Create a complete message, beginning and ending on specified lifelines.

Namespace:   Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility.Uml
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility.dll)

Syntax

public static IMessage CreateMessage(
    this IInteraction parent,
    IInsertionPoint sourceInsertionPoint,
    IInsertionPoint targetInsertionPoint,
    MessageKind messageKind,
    MessageSort messageSort
)

public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
static IMessage^ CreateMessage(
    IInteraction^ parent,
    IInsertionPoint^ sourceInsertionPoint,
    IInsertionPoint^ targetInsertionPoint,
    MessageKind messageKind,
    MessageSort messageSort
)

static member CreateMessage : 
        parent:IInteraction *
        sourceInsertionPoint:IInsertionPoint *
        targetInsertionPoint:IInsertionPoint *
        messageKind:MessageKind *
        messageSort:MessageSort -> IMessage

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function CreateMessage (
    parent As IInteraction,
    sourceInsertionPoint As IInsertionPoint,
    targetInsertionPoint As IInsertionPoint,
    messageKind As MessageKind,
    messageSort As MessageSort
) As IMessage

Parameters

• parent
  Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Uml.Interactions.IInteraction

• sourceInsertionPoint
  Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility.Uml.IInsertionPoint

  An insertion point on the sending lifeline.

• targetInsertionPoint
  Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility.Uml.IInsertionPoint

  An insertion point on the receiving lifeline.

• messageKind
  Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Uml.Interactions.MessageKind

  Must be MessageKind.Complete. Use CreateLostOrFoundMessage() for other MessageKinds

• messageSort
  Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Uml.Interactions.MessageSort

  Synchronous = message has a return part; Asynchronous = message has no return part.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Uml.Interactions.IMessage

See Also

InteractionExtensions Class
Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility.Uml Namespace

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