Doc. Composer - Writing Element Templates
What is Doc. Composer Template Language
DCTL (Doc. Composer Template Language) is an XML-based language that enables the transformation of design specification into document content. You will learn DCTL in this article.
Learn how to start off an element template by using an appropriate initiation block.
When you want to output some text, you either use a or a . You will learn how it works in this article.
When you want to retrieve the children elements from a querying model element / diagram, write a loop element. You will learn how it works in this article.
When you want to retrieve connectors from a querying model element / diagram, write a loop element. You will learn how it works in this article.
Add <Sortings> under a loop element (e.g. <IterationBlock>, <ForEach>) to sort retrieved elements. In this article you will learn how it works.
Write conditional expression to control the content to be presented. You will learn how to write conditional expression in this article.
Structure data with table. You will learn how to create table block, table row and table cell in this article.
Add diagram image or icon image into document. You will learn how it works in this article.
Add paragraph break or page break into a document. You will learn how to create breaks in this article.
Working with other DCTL Constructs
Learn how to use OwnerDiagram, ParentModel and ParentShape in writing DCTL.
Reusing Template with Inline or Reference
The reuse of element template can be done by using and . The article shows you how and work.
Using variables in Doc. Composer
To favor template reusability, some of the template elements support the use of variable. In this article you will see how to define and use variables.
Learn how to write Doc. Composer Template Language by reading a series of examples.
This page contains all the diagram types available in Visual Paradigm. Both the display and real diagram type are listed.
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