ConnectorShape Class

A connector shape.

Namespace: DevExpress.Docs.Presentation

Assembly: DevExpress.Docs.Presentation.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Docs.Presentation

Declaration

C#

public class ConnectorShape :
    SimpleShape

VB.NET

Public Class ConnectorShape
    Inherits SimpleShape

Related API Members

The following members return ConnectorShape objects:

• ConnectorShape.Clone()

Remarks

To add a connector between shapes, create a ConnectorShape object and add it to the Slide.Shapes collection. Specify the following connector properties:

StartShape | EndShape

Specify start and end shapes to connect.

StartShapeSiteIndex | EndShapeSiteIndex

Specify connection point indexes of connected shapes. The index starts with the top side (0) and increases counterclockwise. Use the shape.Type.Geometry.ConnectionSites.Count property to obtain the number of connection sites for the current shape.

Type

Specifies the connector type.

Outline

Specifies connector appearance.

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

Implements

ICloneable

Inheritance

Object

PresentationObject

ShapeBase

StyledShapeBase

SimpleShape

ConnectorShape