Types Editor

Create custom data types

Since R2024a

Description

The Types Editor allows you to define custom data types, including structures. You can then use the types created in the Types Editor to define data types of tokens that flow through pins of an action node.

The kinds of data types that you can define in the Types Editor include:

• Composite Type — A composite type is equivalent to a bus structure that contains fields of different values and data types.

• Value Type — A value type is a data type assigned to a single field value.

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Open the Types Editor

• In the Activity Diagram toolstrip, in the Modeling tab, select Types Editor.

Parameters

Add composite type — Add new composite data type

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Add a new composite data type by clicking or select one of these options from the drop-down list.

• Composite Type — A composite type is equivalent to a bus structure that contains fields of different values and data types.

• Value Type — A value type is a data type assigned to a single field value.

Add element to selected composite type — Add new bus element to composite type

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Add a new bus element to the selected composite type by clicking .

Delete selected type or element — Delete an existing type or element

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Delete the selected type or element.

Import types — Import type definitions

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Import interfaces from these locations:

• Base Workspace

• MAT-file

Save types and/or link dictionary — Save types or attach data dictionary

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Save types in the current data dictionary or attach an existing data dictionary to your model. Select a specific option from the list:

• Save dictionary

• Save to new dictionary

• Link existing dictionary

Manage types and dictionary references in the Architectural Data Editor — Manage data types and dictionary references in Architectural Data Editor

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Manage data types and data dictionary references in the Architectural Data Editor.

Import new or remove existing profile from dictionary — Choose profile to import into or remove from data dictionary

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Choose a profile XML file to import into the currently selected data dictionary. You can also remove an existing profile from the selected data dictionary.

Show Hide Columns — Show and hide columns in Types Editor

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Show and hide columns on the Types Editor by checking the corresponding boxes:

• Type

• Dimensions

• Units

• Complexity

• Minimum

• Maximum

• Description

View — Choose editor view

Dictionary View (default) | Pin View

Choose a view for the Types Editor to display interfaces:

• Dictionary View — Show types used across the model that can be reused for multiple tokens.

• Pin View — Show types held by the selected input or output pin of an action node.

Version History

Introduced in R2024a