ShapeDescription.CreateTemplateShape(String, String, ShapeTemplate) Method

Creates a shape from the specified template.

Namespace: DevExpress.Diagram.Core

Assembly: DevExpress.Diagram.v24.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

public static ShapeDescription CreateTemplateShape(
    string shapeId,
    string name,
    ShapeTemplate template
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Function CreateTemplateShape(
    shapeId As String,
    name As String,
    template As ShapeTemplate
) As ShapeDescription

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
shapeId	String	A System.String value that is the identifier of the template.
name	String	A System.String value that is the name of the template.
template	DevExpress.Diagram.Core.Shapes.ShapeTemplate	A DevExpress.Diagram.Core.Shapes.ShapeTemplate object that contains shape description.

Returns

Type	Description
ShapeDescription	A ShapeDescription instance.

Remarks

To learn more, see the following examples.

WPF: How to Create Custom Shapes with Custom Connection Points for DiagramDesignerControl

Winforms: How to create custom shapes with connection points