OOM Target Reference

The chapters in this part provide information specific to the target object languages supported by PowerDesigner.

• Working with Java
  PowerDesigner supports the modeling of Java programs including round-trip engineering.
• Working with the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF)
  PowerDesigner supports modeling in the EMF language including round-trip engineering.
• Working with IDL
  PowerDesigner supports modeling in the Interface Definition Language.
• Working with PowerBuilder
  PowerDesigner supports the modeling of PowerBuilder programs including round-trip engineering.
• Working with VB .NET
  PowerDesigner supports the modeling of VB .NET programs including round-trip engineering.
• Working with Visual Basic 2005
  PowerDesigner provides full support for modeling all aspects of Visual Basic 2005 including round-trip engineering.
• Working with C#
  PowerDesigner supports the modeling of C# programs including round-trip engineering.
• Working with C# 2.0
  PowerDesigner provides full support for modeling all aspects of C# 2.0 including round-trip engineering.
• Working with XML
  You can model XML schemas, DTDs and XDR files in an OOM. PowerDesigner also provides the XML Schema Model (XSM), a dedicated XML modeling environment (see the XML Modeling guide).
• Working with C++
  PowerDesigner supports the modeling of C++ programs including round-trip engineering.
• Object/Relational (O/R) Mapping
  PowerDesigner supports and can automatically generate and synchronize O/R Mappings between OOM and PDM objects.
• Generating Persistent Objects for Java and JSF Pages
  PowerDesigner supports the generation of persistent objects for Hibernate ans EJB3, as well as JavaServer Faces for Hibernate.
• Generating .NET 2.0 Persistent Objects and Windows Applications
  PowerDesigner follows the best practices and design patterns to produce n-tier architecture enterprise applications for the .NET framework, as shown in the following figure: