Overriding sequenceMessageAlign for a single message in a sequence diagram?

Question

In a sequence diagram, is it possible to override the text alignment setting for a single message?

I generally prefer center-aligned messages created using

skinparam sequenceMessageAlign center

but for a few messages, left alignment works better.

Is it possible to override the center alignment setting in individual messages?

Answer 1

Hello A., and all,

Yes, for that you can use "Align text with `\l` and `\r`" locally, (or use style) as:

@startuml
skinparam sequenceMessageAlign center
a -> b : a\na b\na b c
a -> b : \la\na b\na b c
a -> b : \ra\na b\na b c
@enduml

Ref.:

• https://forum.plantuml.net/3055/support-l-and-r-in-additon-to-n

Enjoy,
Regards,
Th.

Comments

Here is the example using style:

@startuml
<style>
.l {
 HorizontalAlignment left
}
.r {
 HorizontalAlignment right
}
</style>
skinparam sequenceMessageAlign center
a -> b : a\na b\na b c
a -> b <<l>>: a\na b\na b c 
a -> b <<r>>: a\na b\na b c
@enduml

Enjoy,
Regards,
Th.

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Thank you very much for the answer and the quick reply!