DiagramCustomShape.Category Property

Specifies a category to which the custom shape belongs.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web.ASPxDiagram

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.ASPxDiagram.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue("")]
public string Category { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue("")>
Public Property Category As String

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
String	String.Empty	The category name.

Remarks

Use the Category property to link a custom shape to a default or custom category. You can see a list of default categories in the DiagramShapeCategory enumerator. If the property in not specified, it is set to “Custom”.

The SettingsToolbox property allows you to add the category with shapes to the toolbox.

Online Demo

Diagram - Custom Shapes

Example

ASPX

<dx:ASPxDiagram ID="Diagram" runat="server" Width="100%" Height="600px">
    <SettingsToolbox>
        <Groups>
            <dx:DiagramToolboxGroup Category="Custom" CustomCategoryName="hardware" Title="Hardware" />
        </Groups>
    </SettingsToolbox>
    <CustomShapes>
        <dx:DiagramCustomShape Category="hardware" Type="internet" Title="Internet" 
        BackgroundImageUrl="../Content/customshapes/shapes/internet.svg" 
        BackgroundImageLeft="0.15" BackgroundImageTop="0" BackgroundImageWidth="0.7" BackgroundImageHeight="0.7"
        DefaultWidth="0.75" DefaultHeight="0.75" DefaultText="Internet" AllowEditText="false" 
        TextLeft="0" TextTop="0.7" TextWidth="1" TextHeight="0.3">
            <ConnectionPoints>
                <dx:DiagramShapeConnectionPoint Left="0.5" Top="0" />
                <dx:DiagramShapeConnectionPoint Left="0.9" Top="0.5" />
                <dx:DiagramShapeConnectionPoint Left="0.5" Top="1" />
                <dx:DiagramShapeConnectionPoint Left="0.1" Top="0.5" />
            </ConnectionPoints>
        </dx:DiagramCustomShape>
        ...
    </CustomShapes>
</dx:ASPxDiagram>