DiagramItem.Anchors Property

Gets or sets the sides of the root item (page) to which the current DiagramItem object is anchored. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Diagram

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Diagram.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Diagram

Declaration

C#

public Sides Anchors { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property Anchors As Sides

Property Value

Type	Description
DevExpress.Diagram.Core.Sides	The sides of the root item (page) to which the diagram item is anchored.

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

wpf-diagram-use-diagramdatabindingbehavior-to-generate-diagram-from-collection/CS/DiagramDataBindingBehavior/MainWindow.xaml#L16

<dxdiag:DiagramControl CanvasSizeMode="Fill" SelectedStencils="TemplateDesigner" ShowPageBreaks="false">
    <dxdiag:DiagramContainer Anchors="Left, Top" Background="#FFCEE1F2" CanCopyWithoutParent="True" ConnectionPoints="0.5,0 1,0.5 0.5,1 0,0.5" CanAddItems="False" DragMode="ByAnyPoint" Height="78" ItemsCanChangeParent="False" ItemsCanAttachConnectorEndPoint="False" ItemsCanAttachConnectorBeginPoint="False" ItemsCanSelect="False" ItemsCanEdit="False" ItemsCanCopyWithoutParent="False" ItemsCanMove="False" ItemsCanRotate="False" ItemsCanSnapToOtherItems="False" ItemsCanDeleteWithoutParent="False" ItemsCanSnapToThisItem="False" ItemsCanResize="False" Position="25,150" StrokeId="Black" Shape="StandardContainers.Alternating" ShowHeader="False" StrokeDashArray="5 3" ThemeStyleId="ShapeId.Focused1" TemplateName="ClassShape" Width="200">
        <dxdiag:DiagramShape Anchors="Left, Top" Angle="0" Background="Transparent" CanAttachConnectorBeginPoint="False" CanResize="False" CanEdit="False" CanCopyWithoutParent="False" CanChangeParent="False" CanMove="False" CanAttachConnectorEndPoint="False" CanSelect="False" CanDeleteWithoutParent="False" CanRotate="False" ForegroundId="Black" FontWeight="Bold" FontFamily="Arial" Height="25" Position="11,10" StrokeThickness="0" ThemeStyleId="Variant2" TextAlignment="Left" Width="176">

wpf-diagram-use-diagramorgchartbehavior-to-generate-diagram-from-collection/CS/OrgChartBindingExample/MainWindow.xaml#L17

<dxdiag:DiagramControl CanvasSizeMode="Fill" SelectedStencils="TemplateDesigner, BasicShapes" ShowPageBreaks="false" ShowRulers="false" ShowGrid="false">
    <dxdiag:DiagramContainer Anchors="Left, Top" CanCopyWithoutParent="True" ConnectionPoints="0.5,0 1,0.5 0.5,1 0,0.5" CanAddItems="False" DragMode="ByAnyPoint" Height="190" ItemsCanChangeParent="False" ItemsCanAttachConnectorEndPoint="False" ItemsCanAttachConnectorBeginPoint="False" ItemsCanSelect="False" ItemsCanEdit="False" ItemsCanCopyWithoutParent="False" ItemsCanMove="False" ItemsCanRotate="False" ItemsCanSnapToOtherItems="False" ItemsCanDeleteWithoutParent="False" ItemsCanSnapToThisItem="False" ItemsCanResize="False" Padding="1" Position="-25,150" Shape="StandardContainers.Plain" ThemeStyleId="ShapeId.Moderate5" Width="322">
        <dxdiag:DiagramImage Anchors="All" Angle="0" CanSnapToThisItem="False" CanResize="False" CanCopyWithoutParent="False" CanMove="False" CanSnapToOtherItems="False" CanSelect="False" CanRotate="False" CanCopy="False" Height="190" Position="0,0" StretchMode="UniformToFill" ThemeStyleId="ShapeId.Balanced5" Width="142">

wpf-diagram-bind-item-positions-to-source-objects/CS/dxSample/MainWindow.xaml#L33

Height="75"
Anchors="Left, Top"
Position="90,60"

VB.NET

wpf-generate-diagram-with-grouped-items/VB/DiagramNestedItemsExample/StackLayoutDiagramContainerBehavior.vb#L77

child.Width = Math.Max(AssociatedObject.MinWidth, AssociatedObject.Width) - padding.Left - padding.Right
child.Anchors = child.Anchors Or Sides.Left Or Sides.Right
child.Position = New Point(0.0, AssociatedObject.Height - padding.Top - padding.Bottom)