Direction Enum

Specifies the flow direction for diagram items when laying out shapes automatically.

Namespace: DevExpress.Diagram.Core

Assembly: DevExpress.Diagram.v18.1.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

public enum Direction

VB.NET

Public Enum Direction

Members

Name	Description
Left	The flow direction is right to left.
Up	The flow direction is bottom to top.
Right	The flow direction is left to right.
Down	The flow direction is top to bottom.

Related API Members

The following properties accept/return Direction values:

Library	Related API Members
Cross-Platform Class Library	SugiyamaLayoutSettings.Direction
	TreeLayoutSettings.Direction
WPF Controls	DiagramOrgChartBehavior.LayoutDirection

Remarks

Values listed by this enumeration are used by the following methods: DiagramControl.ApplySugiyamaLayout, DiagramControl.ApplyTreeLayout, DiagramControl.ApplySugiyamaLayout, DiagramControl.ApplyTreeLayout.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-create-a-diagramshape-descendant-and-serialize-its-properties-t361265/CS/XtraDiagram.CustomShapeProperties/Form1.cs#L73

    }
    diagramControl1.ApplyTreeLayout(Direction.Right);
}

VB.NET

how-to-create-a-diagramshape-descendant-and-serialize-its-properties-t361265/VB/XtraDiagram.CustomShapeProperties/Form1.vb#L69

    Next dataObject
    diagramControl1.ApplyTreeLayout(Direction.Right)
End Sub