The Expression Assist is a utility feature
that provides a quick way to enter expressions in the Expression
text field by opening a scrollable list of available options.
Following are a few tips on how to use the
Expression Assist:
- You can use the mouse or the keyboard to navigate and select a line in the list of options. Click or press Enter to insert the selected expression into the text field.
- The list of options opens when the cursor is placed at a location where expression completion makes sense, for example, after a separator.
- The proposed expression options are syntactically correct, but might not be semantically correct.
- The list of expression options displays the expression options followed by a short description of the options.
Example:
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Create a new diagram by clicking File > New.
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In the diagram window, click one of the blue boxes.
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In the Styling Customizer, at the right of the name field, type
+.The Expression Assist displays the list of expression options. First in line are the model attributes, followed by the variables, then the functions.