By default, Uniform Length Edges Layout
does not place the connection points of links. It relies on the
link connectors of the nodes to determine the connection points.
If no link connectors are installed at the nodes, the default
behavior is to connect to a point at the border of the bounding
box of the nodes. If the node has a nonrectangular shape such as
a triangle, rhombus, or circle, you might want the connection
points to be placed exactly on the border of the shape. This can
be achieved by specifying a link clip interface. The link clip
interface allows you to correct the calculated connection point
so that it lies on the border of the shape. The following figure
shows an example.
Effect of link clipping interface
You can modify the position of the connection points of the links
by providing a class that implements the IlvLinkClipInterface. An example for the
implementation of a link clip interface is in Link clipping.
To set a link clip interface:
In CSS
It is not possible to set the link clip interface. See Link clipping.
In Java
Use the method
void setLinkClipInterface(IlvLinkClipInterface interface)
Note
The link clip interface requires link connectors at the nodes of
an IlvGrapher that allow connector pins to be
placed freely at the node border. It is recommended that you use
IlvFreeLinkConnector or IlvClippingLinkConnector for link
connectors to be used in combination with
IlvGrapher
objects. The clip link connector updates the clipped connection
points automatically during interactive node movements.