Expressions

The Structurizr DSL supports a number of expressions for use when including or excluding elements/relationships on views.

• -><identifier|expression>: the specified element(s) plus afferent couplings
• <identifier|expression>->: the specified element(s) plus efferent couplings
• -><identifier|expression>->: the specified element(s) plus afferent and efferent couplings
• element.type==<type>: elements of the specified type (Person|SoftwareSystem|Container|Component|DeploymentNode|InfrastructureNode|SoftwareSystemInstance|ContainerInstance|Custom)
• element.parent==<identifier>: elements with the specified parent
• element.tag==<tag>[,tag]: all elements that have all of the specified tags
• element.tag!=<tag>[,tag]: all elements that do not have all of the specified tags
• element==-><identifier>: the specified element plus afferent couplings
• element==<identifier>->: the specified element plus efferent couplings

• element==-><identifier>->: the specified element plus afferent and efferent couplings

• *->*: all relationships

• <identifier>->*: all relationships with the specified source element
• *-><identifier>: all relationships with the specified destination element
• relationship==*: all relationships
• relationship==*->*: all relationships
• relationship.tag==<tag>[,tag]: all relationships that have all of the specified tags
• relationship.tag!=<tag>[,tag]: all relationships that do not have all of the specified tags
• relationship.source==<identifier>: all relationships with the specified source element
• relationship.destination==<identifier>: all relationships with the specified destination element
• relationship==<identifier>->*: all relationships with the specified source element
• relationship==*-><identifier>: all relationships with the specified destination element
• relationship==<identifier>-><identifier>: all relationships between the two specified elements

Element and relationship expressions are not supported on dynamic views.