TdxCustomFlowChart.CreateConnection(TdxFcObject,TdxFcObject,Byte,Byte) Method

Creates a new connection between the specified chart symbols.

Declaration

function CreateConnection(OSrc: TdxFcObject; ODst: TdxFcObject; PSrc: Byte; PDst: Byte): TdxFcConnection;

Parameters

Name	Type
OSrc	TdxFcObject
ODst	TdxFcObject
PSrc	Byte
PDst	Byte

Returns

Type
TdxFcConnection

Remarks

Call this function to bind the OSrc and ODest chart symbols. The function returns a new connection that attaches to the PSrc and PDst anchor points of the two specified chart symbols, respectively.

The CreateConnection function uses the point’s ID as the PSrc and PDst parameters values.

The code example below shows how to bind two advanced shapes with connection:

Delphi

var
  AConnection: TdxFcConnection;
  AObj1, AObj2: TdxFcObject;
begin
  // Provides access the first shape in the control (Refer to the CreateObject method's code example)
  AObj1 := dxFlowChart1.Objects[0];
  AObj2 := dxFlowChart1.Objects[1];
  // Attaches the connection to shapes at the specified points
  AConnection := dxFlowChart1.CreateConnection(AObj1,AObj2,0,2);
  // Sets one-pixel width for the connection line
  AConnection.PenWidth := 1;
  // Sets the dashed line for the connection
  AConnection.PenStyle := psDash;
  // Sets the straight line for the connection
  AConnection.Style := fclStraight;
  // Sets text to display within the connection
  AConnection.Text := 'Connection';
  // Fills the connection with the gray color
  AConnection.Color := clGray;
  // Assigns no shape to the connection's start arrow
  AConnection.ArrowSource.ArrowType := fcaNone;
  // Assigns the "Filled Arrow" shape to the connection's destination arrow
  AConnection.ArrowDest.ArrowType := fcaFilledArrow;
end;

C++

{
  // Provides access the first shape in the control (Refer to the CreateObject method's code example)
  TdxFcObject *AObj1 = dxFlowChart1->Objects[0];
  TdxFcObject *AObj2 = dxFlowChart1->Objects[1];
  // Attaches the connection to shapes at the specified points 
  TdxFcConnection *AConnection = dxFlowChart1->CreateConnection(AObj1,AObj2,0,2);
  // Sets one-pixel width for the connection line
  AConnection->PenWidth = 1;
  // Sets the dashed line for the connection
  AConnection->PenStyle = psDash;
  // Sets the straight line for the connection
  AConnection->Style = fclStraight;
  // Sets text to display within the connection
  AConnection->Text = "Connection";
  // Fills the connection with the gray color
  AConnection->Color = clGray;
  // Assigns no shape to the connection's start arrow
  AConnection->ArrowSource->ArrowType = fcaNone;
  // Assigns the "Filled Arrow" shape to the connection's destination arrow
  AConnection->ArrowDest->ArrowType = fcaFilledArrow;
}