Level alignment

In level layout mode with flow direction to the top or bottom, the nodes are organized in horizontal levels such that the nodes of the same level are placed approximately at the same y-coordinate. The nodes can be justified, depending on whether the top border, the bottom border, or the center of all nodes of the same level must have the same y-coordinate.

In flow direction to the left or right, the nodes are organized in vertical levels approximately at the same x-coordinate. The nodes of the same level can be justified at the left border, at the right border, or at the center.

To distinguish the level alignment independently from the flow direction, the directions north and south are used (see Using compass directions for positional layout parameters (TL)). The north border of a node is the border that is closer to the level where its parent is placed, and the south border of a node is the border that is closer to the level where its child nodes are placed. If the flow direction is to the bottom, the level alignment north means that the nodes are justified at the top border, and south means that the nodes are justified at the bottom border. If the flow direction is to the top, north and south are inverted: north means the bottom border and south means the top border. If the flow direction is to the right, then north means the left border and south means the right border.

levelAlignment: "NORTH";

void setLevelAlignment(int alignment);