ArrowType Enum

Lists values that specify the type of a connector’s arrowhead.

Namespace: DevExpress.Docs.Presentation

Assembly: DevExpress.Docs.Presentation.v25.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Docs.Presentation

Declaration

C#

public enum ArrowType

VB.NET

Public Enum ArrowType

Members

Name	Description	Image
None	A connector has no arrowhead at the specified end.
Arrow	An open arrowhead.
Diamond	A diamond-shaped arrowhead.
Oval	An oval-shaped arrowhead.
StealthArrow	A stealth-shaped arrowhead.
TriangleArrow	A triangular arrowhead.

Related API Members

The following properties accept/return ArrowType values:

• LineStyle.EndArrowType
• LineStyle.StartArrowType

Example

The following code snippet adds a connector between two shapes:

C#

using DevExpress.Docs.Presentation;
using System.Drawing;

namespace PresentationApiSample;

public class Program {
    public static void Main(string[] _) {
        //...

        Shape shape1 = new Shape(ShapeType.Rectangle);
        shape1.Outline = new OutlineStyle { Fill = new SolidFill(Color.DarkGreen), Width = 8 };
        shape1.X = 30;
        shape1.Y = 30;
        shape1.Width = 800;
        shape1.Height = 800;
        slide.Shapes.Add(shape1);

        Shape shape2 = new Shape(ShapeType.Rectangle);
        shape2.Outline = new OutlineStyle { Fill = new SolidFill(Color.DarkGreen), Width = 8 };
        shape2.X = 1200;
        shape2.Y = 1200;
        shape2.Width = 800;
        shape2.Height = 800;
        slide.Shapes.Add(shape2);

        ConnectorShape connector = new ConnectorShape();
        connector.StartShape = shape1;
        connector.EndShape = shape2;
        connector.StartShapeSiteIndex = 2;
        connector.EndShapeSiteIndex = 0;
        connector.Type = ConnectorShapeType.Curved;

        connector.Outline = new LineStyle {
            Fill = new SolidFill(Color.Red),
            Width = 6,
            EndArrowType = ArrowType.TriangleArrow,
            EndLength = ArrowSize.Large,
            EndWidth = ArrowSize.Large
        };
        slide.Shapes.Add(connector);
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Docs.Presentation
Imports System.Drawing

Namespace PresentationApiSample

    Public Class Program
        Public Shared Sub Main(__ As String())
        ' ...

        Dim shape1 As Shape = New Shape(ShapeType.Rectangle)
        shape1.Outline = New OutlineStyle With {
                .Fill = New SolidFill(Color.DarkGreen),
                .Width = 8
            }
        shape1.X = 30
        shape1.Y = 30
        shape1.Width = 800
        shape1.Height = 800
        slide.Shapes.Add(shape1)

        Dim shape2 As Shape = New Shape(ShapeType.Rectangle)
        shape2.Outline = New OutlineStyle With {
                .Fill = New SolidFill(Color.DarkGreen),
                .Width = 8
            }
        shape2.X = 1200
        shape2.Y = 1200
        shape2.Width = 800
        shape2.Height = 800
        slide.Shapes.Add(shape2)

        Dim connector As ConnectorShape = New ConnectorShape()
        connector.StartShape = shape1
        connector.EndShape = shape2
        connector.StartShapeSiteIndex = 2
        connector.EndShapeSiteIndex = 0
        connector.Type = ConnectorShapeType.Curved

        connector.Outline = New LineStyle With {
            .Fill = New SolidFill(Color.Red),
            .Width = 6,
            .EndArrowType = ArrowType.TriangleArrow,
            .EndLength = ArrowSize.Large,
            .EndWidth = ArrowSize.Large
        }
        slide.Shapes.Add(connector)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace