Changing the default visibility style for attributes and operations

You can change the default visibility style for attributes and operations that appears when you add classifiers to a class diagram or create new class diagrams.

You must be in the C/C++ perspective.
Note: This setting affects only new elements that you add to a diagram and does not affect existing elements.
To change the default visibility style for attributes and operations:
  1. Click Window > Preferences.
  2. In the Preferences window, expand Modeling and expand Appearance, and click Shapes.
  3. On the Shapes page, in the Visibility Style list, complete one of the following steps:
    • To display visibility styles with decoration icons, click Decoration.
    • To display visibility styles with text symbols, click Text.
    • To prevent the display of visibility styles, click None.
  4. Click OK.
Related concepts
Visibility
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Changing the default for C/C++ visualization related elements
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