diff -r cb4e5bbf3a2c -r 3f5e8b0a338e eric6/Graphics/AssociationItem.py
--- a/eric6/Graphics/AssociationItem.py Thu May 06 19:46:00 2021 +0200
+++ b/eric6/Graphics/AssociationItem.py Sat May 08 18:34:08 2021 +0200
@@ -616,3 +616,27 @@
"type": self.assocType.value,
"topToBottom": self.topToBottom,
}
+
+ @classmethod
+ def fromDict(cls, data, umlItems, colors=None):
+ """
+ Class method to create an association item from persisted data.
+
+ @param data dictionary containing the persisted data as generated
+ by toDict()
+ @type dict
+ @param umlItems list of UML items
+ @type list of UMLItem
+ @param colors tuple containing the foreground and background colors
+ @type tuple of (QColor, QColor)
+ @return created association item
+ @rtype AssociationItem
+ """
+ try:
+ return cls(umlItems[data["src"]],
+ umlItems[data["dst"]],
+ assocType=AssociationType(data["type"]),
+ topToBottom=data["topToBottom"],
+ colors=colors)
+ except (KeyError, ValueError):
+ return None
