Renaming or Deleting an Element (SWC Editors)

  1. In the Outline tab, select an element.

  2. In the Edit menu, select Rename to rename the element.

    Note

    Element names must not begin with a number. If you enter a name that begins with a number, an allowed name is suggested instead.

  3. If you are working in the block diagram editor for SWCs, remove all graphical occurrences of an element before you can delete it.

    You can use the Show Occurrences command in the Extras menu to select the graphical occurrences in the diagram for removal.

  4. In the Edit menu, select Delete to delete the element.

    NOTICE

    Component functionality may be damaged

    In the ESDL editor for SWCs, you can delete elements even though they are used in the code. Deleting an element that is used in the code will damage the functionality of the SWC.

    To avoid this damage, do one of the following:

    • Use Show Unused Elements in the Extras menu before you delete an element.
    • Check the ESDL code of all runnables/methods and remove or replace the element before you delete it.

See also

Searching/Deleting Unused Elements

Reserved Keywords

The following links apply only to the block diagram editor for software components:

Removing a Connection or an Element

Replacing a Diagram Item

Copying/Moving Diagram Items in the Same Diagram

Copying/Moving Diagram Items Between Diagrams

Viewing all Graphical Occurrences of an Element