Accesses the property with local name property_local_name in the current non-property. To output each line of text separately for text field properties, use a do loop.

Accesses the instance(s) of the object type called object_ type_name.

Accesses the instance(s) of the relationship type called relationship_type_name.

Accesses the instance(s) of the role type called role_type_name.

Accesses the instance(s) of the port type called port_type_name.

Substitute for any type reference to allow all types. Parentheses can also include type names with wildcards * separated by |, to allow all matching types.

Fixed literal strings are enclosed in single quotes.

Comments can be placed between /* and */.

Output the value of a global variable named variable_name. Similar to the variable;read clause, but the variable name is statically specified.

Output the value of a local variable named variable_name. Similar to the local;read clause, but the variable name is statically specified.

Output the value of simple_command with the translation specified by translator_name.

Output the area of an element.

Output the bottom co-ordinate of an element.

Output the x co-ordinate of the center of an element.

Output the y co-ordinate of the center of an element.

Use alone or as the argument of a do loop to output the object(s) that contain the current object’s or relationship’s symbol. (Also gives the local name of a property in do :().)

Use alone or as the argument of a do loop to output the objects and relationships contained in the current object’s symbol. (Also gives the content of a property in do :().)

Use alone or as the argument of a do loop to navigate to the decomposition graph associated with the current object (i.e. do decompositions { } ).

do type_arg { body }

dowhile type_arg { body }

Navigates to the elements specified in type_arg that are related to the current object, relationship, or role, and runs body for each. Use dowhile to omit the last fixed text elements on the final iteration. To simply iterate over all objects etc. in a graph, use foreach instead.

End token for the generator definition.

Use alone or as the argument of a do loop to iterate over the explosion graphs associated with the current object, relationship or role (i.e. do explosions { } ).

Executes an external command defined by command (e.g. as run from the command line). Use executeBlocking to hold the generator execution until the external command has been completed. Use read to get output from commands.

foreach type_arg where condition orderby criteria unique criteria { body }

Iterates over the current graph’s elements specified by type_arg, running body for each. For navigation from a current object, role or relationship, use do or dowhile instead. The looped elements can be constrained by where, orderby and unique keywords. The condition is similar to if condition and criteria is a colon separated list of generator bodies.

Append to the file whose name is output by the filename_commands the generator output stream from the commands in body.

Preserves hand-made changes in an output file. The output of id_arg specifies a unique id within the file and the body contains the clauses whose output is preserved. Comment open and close strings can be set using md5start and md5stop before merge.

Exports the diagram of the current graph to the printer or file whose name is output by filename_commands. Filename_commands must be ‘lpt1’ for the printer, or have an extension of .gif, .png, or .pct for graphics files, or .mec or .mxm for model export.

Appends the contents of the file whose name is formed by the output of filename_commands to the current generator output stream.

Write to the file, whose name is formed by the output of filename_commands, the generator output stream from the commands in body, overwriting the file if it already exists.

Use as the argument of a do or dowhile loop to iterate over all graphs.

Output the height of an element.

Outputs the identifier of the current element.

If condition is met, executes the commands in then_body, otherwise executes the commands in else_body. Operators can be =, =~ (wildcard), =/ (regex), <, <=, >, >= or <>. Complex conditions can be formed by using parentheses, NOT, AND, and OR.

Runs the command stream as command-line operations in this MetaEdit+. Use read to output the return values from string functions.

Evaluates and outputs a mathematical expression.

Output the left co-ordinate of an element.

Outputs the metatype of the current element.

Adds a line break into the output stream.

Output the unique object identifier of the current element, e.g. 13_2342.

orderby commands [, commands]*

Modify the loop to sort the elements by the output of commands

Output the project name of the current object.

Output the project number of the current element.

Prompts for input from user with a dialog showing the output of prompt_arg and appends it to the current output stream.

Start token for the generator definition, defines also the generator_name (not used in generators associated with text fields in symbols and type identifiers)

Output the right co-ordinate of an element.

Output the path name separator character (e.g. ‘\’ in Windows but ‘/’ in Unix).

Executes the generator whose name equals the output of generator_name_arg, with the current stack and generator output. Use runSuper to look up the generator from the super type.

Use alone or as the argument of a do loop to output the current stack contents.

Replaces strings and characters in the output produced by the body. The rules_or_translator_name specifies the used rules or predefined and named rule(s).

Output the top co-ordinate of an element.

Output the type name of the current element.

unique commands [, commands]*

Filter the loop to ignore later elements with the same output of commands

Set the value of variable named variable_name_arg using the generator output stream from the commands in body. Use variable to refer to a global variable and local for local ones.

Append to the value of variable named variable_name_arg using the generator output stream from the commands in body. Use variable to refer to a global variable and local for local ones.

Output the value of variable named variable_name_arg. Use variable to refer to a global variable and local for local ones.

where condition orderby order_criteria unique unique_criteria

Extra commands that can be added to loops before the block to filter and sort the elements to iterate over. Conditions are as in if statements. Each criterion is a command or sequence of commands; criteria are separated by commas.

Output the width of an element.

Output the x coordinate of an object or a relationship

Output the x coordinate of an object or a relationship