Setting the default to show parent names

You can set the default for classifiers to show parent names when you add classifiers to a class diagram or create new class diagrams.

You must be in the C/C++ perspective.
Note: This default setting affects new elements that you add to a diagram and does not affect existing elements.
To set the default to show parent names:
  1. Click Window > Preferences.
  2. In the Preferences window, expand Modeling and expand Appearance, and click Shapes.
  3. On the Shapes page, select the Show parent name check box and click OK.

Parent topic: Customizing C/C++ UML visual development default settings

Related concepts
Attributes
Operations
Visibility

Related tasks
Changing the default for showing attribute and operation compartments
Changing the default visibility style for attributes and operations
Changing the default visibility style for C/C++ stereotypes
Changing the default for extracting C/C++ visualization elements
Changing the default for C/C++ visualization related elements

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