The diagram component is a panel containing graphic objects that
represent your business objects, organized as a graph of nodes and
links. It is a JavaBean™ for easy
insertion into a graphic editor or monitoring application.
The diagram component is designed to provide
all the basic functionality that most applications will need to
display and edit diagrams. Its basic functions are described in
this section. Some applications, however, will need to extend the
basic functionality, or to use advanced functionality not directly
accessible in the diagram component. These advanced features are
described in the later sections.