PM54435: Set ordering of nested class elements for code generation

APAR status

• Closed as suggestion for future release.

Error description

• PMR Content:
  We cannot determine an official way to set the sequence of
  nested class elements for code generation.
  
  The problem is a header file that contains a reference to an
  enumerated type, however the enumerated type is not defined
  prior to its reference in the header file.
  
  For example:
  
  class MyClass
  {
  ...
  
  struct MyNestedStruct
  {
  MyNestedEnum theEnum;
  };
  
  ...
  
  enum MyNestedEnum
  {
  A,B,C
  };
  };
  
  In RoseRT, the nested class panel allowed order of nested
  classes to be configured. Typically I would order nested classes
  first to last by type as follows:
  1) Nested Enums
  2) Nested Structs
  3) Nested Classes
  
  Adding a dependence of MyNestedStruct on MyNestedEnum did not
  change order of generated code.
  
  There is capability to set order of generation for methods ?
  attributes under properties, but not for nested classes.
  
  Further debug shows that nested classes are generated in the
  order they are added to the model. A workaround for now is to
  cut MyNestedStruct out of the class, then paste it back in. This
  puts it at the bottom of the list.
  
  With this workaround, this is not a critical issue for us. The
  same functionality provided by RoseRT would make the concepts
  much easier to explain to users, however, so we would like this
  capability added if possible.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• Thank you for your suggestion.  IBM does not currently track enh
  ancement requests for Rational products through APARs, but your
  request has been recorded in our internal enhancement tracking s
  ystem.
  
  The user can use the Advanced tab in the Properties view and cli
  ck the browse button for the 'NestedClassifier' property. This o
  pens a dialog with up and down buttons which can be used for reo
  rdering the nested classifiers. And it seems the code generator
  generates the classifiers in the same order as they are defined
  in the model. So this item is rejected.
  

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