Component Specification--General Tab

Figure 83 Component Specification--General Tab

Refer to the descriptions in the Introduction to Specifications chapter for information on the specification elements not covered in the following section.

Stereotype (Component)

A component stereotype represents the subclassification of an element. The most common type of components are already predefined as stereotypes, including Main Program, Package Body, Package Specification, Subprogram Body, Subprogram Specification, Task Body, and Task Specification. You can also define and add your own kinds of stereotypes.

Language

This field identifies the implementation language that is assigned to this component. Note that when changing the implementation language of a component, the data types that are used in the specification of operations and attributes of the assigned classes are not automatically converted to data types in the new implementation language. Also, if you change the implementation language for a component with classes that are assigned to other components, a dialog box that allows you to specify how to handle those classes appears.