Rogue Wave JViews Maps for Defense Sample: Expanding Symbol Groups

Description

This sample shows how to automatically expand or collapse groups of symbols.

How to Use the Sample

Zoom in and out of the main view to see groups expanded or collapsed.
Zoom out, move a group, and zoom in to see how the corresponding children are moved.
Zoom in, move a child, and then zoom out to see how the parent groups are moved.

How to Run the Sample as an Application

This sample can be run as an application. The installation directory contains an executable JAR file, collapse-symbols.jar, that allows you to execute the sample with a double click from a file browser. Note that if you are using Internet Explorer, you can open the installation directory and execute the JAR file from the browser. This technique may not work in other Web browsers.

Alternatively, you can run the sample application from the command line. First check that the Ant utility is properly configured. If not, see the instructions on how to configure Ant for Rogue Wave JViews.

Then, go to the installation directory of the sample and type:

ant run

Topics Covered

Collapse/Expand groups

Detailed Description

Displays automatic collapse/expand of symbol groups and synchronises the movement of children.

Installation Directory

The Expanding Symbol Groups sample is installed here.