message to itself on left side?

Question

A simple message to itself can be created like this:

A --> A: message text

 

By default, the arrow is placed on the right side.

Is there any way to create a message to itself on the left side?

 

Thanks!

 

Answer 1

I totally agree, this is missing...

It can be something simple like this:

A |->A: message text.

Or global configuration to always use left side for last actor in diagram,

This will avoid having text going far right side.

http://www.plantuml.com/plantuml/png/SoWkIImgAStDuNBAJrBGjLDmpCbCJbMmKiX8pSd9vmBpC8GLF1Ko4ijI5H8LSl9B54ho5OeJAnMAynLoKaiKSbCLm4RgwUafnEGvvIGg866O9I3AIi4t5QWtNmUhQTYrEwJcfG3T2W00

Comments

With last beta http://beta.plantuml.net/plantuml.jar you can now have :

@startuml
Bob -> Alice : hello
Alice <- Alice : hello I have a lot to say so let me start... \nBla Bla Bla Bla
@enduml

This is not widely tested...
Is this what you were expecting ?

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Yes, that is a perfect solution.
Tried it with version 5.5.1 and the image is extended on the right following the size of the message. But the arrow and message are properly positioned on the left side of the participant.
Can the the right space only get extended if needed?