Perforce JViews Diagrammer Code Example: Graph Layout Diagrammer - Link Clipping

Description

This example shows how to use the Graph Layout facility with the diagram component.

How to Run the Code Example as an Application

This code example can be run as an application. The installation directory contains an executable JAR file, diagrammer-graphlayout4.jar, that allows you to execute the code example 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 code example 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 Perforce JViews.

Then, go to the installation directory of the code example and type:

ant run

Topics Covered

• Use the Graph Layout facility in the diagram component.

Detailed Description

This example shows how to use advanced features of the graph layout that are not accessible through style sheets. It shows how to configure the layout to connect links to arbitrary shapes.

Installation Directory

The Graph Layout Diagrammer - Link Clipping code example is installed here.

Classes Involved

• ilog.views.diagrammer.IlvDiagrammer

  The main class of the diagram component.

• ilog.views.graphlayout.IlvGraphLayout

  The root class of the Graph Layout package.

Source Files

• GraphLayoutDiagrammerDemo4

  The entry point of the example.