FactoryItemTool Class

Allows you to create custom item tools.

Namespace: DevExpress.Diagram.Core

Assembly: DevExpress.Diagram.v19.1.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

public class FactoryItemTool :
    ItemTool

VB.NET

Public Class FactoryItemTool
    Inherits ItemTool

Remarks

The example below illustrates how to create a custom rectangle and use it as the Ribbon’s Rectangle tool.

C#

diagramControl1.OptionsBehavior.RectangleTool = new FactoryItemTool("CustomRect", () => "CustomRect",
    diagram => new DiagramShape() {
    Shape = BasicShapes.Rectangle,
    ConnectionPoints = new PointCollection(new List<PointFloat>() { new PointFloat(0.5F, 0.5F) })},
    BasicShapes.Rectangle.DefaultSize, BasicShapes.Rectangle.IsQuick);

VB.NET

diagramControl1.OptionsBehavior.RectangleTool = New FactoryItemTool("CustomRect", Function() "CustomRect",
    Function(diagram) New DiagramShape() With {.Shape = BasicShapes.Rectangle,
    .ConnectionPoints = New PointCollection(New List(Of PointFloat)() From {New PointFloat(0.5F, 0.5F)})},
    BasicShapes.Rectangle.DefaultSize, BasicShapes.Rectangle.IsQuick)

To learn more, see the following examples:

• Winforms: How to: Create a DiagramShape Descendant and Serialize Its Properties
• WPF: How to: Create a DiagramShape Descendant and Serialize Its Properties

Inheritance

Object

DevExpress.Utils.ImmutableObject

DiagramTool

DevExpress.Diagram.Core.ItemTool

FactoryItemTool