Changing the default visibility style for C/C++ stereotypes

You can change the default visibility style for C/C++ stereotypes that appear when you create class diagrams.

You must be in the C/C++ perspective.
Note: This setting affects only new classifiers that you add to a class diagram and do not affect existing classifiers.
To change the default visibility style for C/C++ stereotypes:
  1. Click Window > Preferences.
  2. In the Preferences window, expand Modeling and expand Appearance, and click Shapes.
  3. On the Shapes page, in the Stereotype style list, complete one of the following five steps:
    • Decoration and Text. To display visibility styles with decoration icons and text symbols.
    • To display visibility styles with decoration icons, click Decoration.
    • To display the classifier shape as an icon, click Shape Image.
    • To display visibility styles with text symbols, click Text.
    • To prevent the display of visibility styles, click None.
  4. Click OK.
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