DiagramItem.Position Property

Gets or sets the coordinates of the item’s upper left corner. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Diagram

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Diagram

Declaration

C#

[CustomAction(typeof(ActionAffectsConnectorsRouting))]
public Point Position { get; set; }

VB.NET

<CustomAction(GetType(ActionAffectsConnectorsRouting))>
Public Property Position As Point

Property Value

Type	Description
Point	The coordinates of the item’s upper left corner.

Remarks

For items within a container, the Position property specifies the coordinates of the item’s upper left corner relative to the container.

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-custom-context-menu/CS/WpfApp7/MainWindow.xaml#L18

<dxdiag:DiagramShape Height="75"
                     Position="120,150"
                     Width="100"/>

wpf-diagram-bind-item-positions-to-source-objects/CS/dxSample/MainWindow.xaml#L34

Anchors="Left, Top"
Position="90,60"
Shape="BasicShapes.Rectangle">

wpf-diagram-change-connection-points/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L18

    Height="100"
    Position="300,200" />
<dxdiag:DiagramDesignerControl.Actions>

C#

wpf-diagram-proportionally-resize-shapes-within-container/CS/WpfApp13/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L36

var containingRect = customContainer.Items.Select(x => x.RotatedDiagramBounds().BoundedRect()).Aggregate(Rect.Empty, Rect.Union);
customContainer.Position = new Point(containingRect.X, containingRect.Y);
customContainer.Width = (float)containingRect.Width;

wpf-diagram-create-rotatable-containers-with-shapes/CS/WpfApp13/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L45

var containingRect = container.Items.Select(x => x.RotatedDiagramBounds().BoundedRect()).Aggregate(Rect.Empty, Rect.Union);
container.Position = new Point(containingRect.X, containingRect.Y);
container.Width = (float)containingRect.Width;

VB.NET

wpf-generate-diagram-with-grouped-items/VB/DiagramNestedItemsExample/StackLayoutDiagramContainerBehavior.vb#L78

child.Anchors = child.Anchors Or Sides.Left Or Sides.Right
child.Position = New Point(0.0, AssociatedObject.Height - padding.Top - padding.Bottom)
AssociatedObject.Height += Math.Max(child.MinHeight,If(Double.IsNaN(child.Height), child.ActualHeight, child.Height))

wpf-diagram-proportionally-resize-shapes-within-container/VB/WpfApp13/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L38

Dim containingRect = customContainer.Items.[Select](Function(x) x.RotatedDiagramBounds().BoundedRect()).Aggregate(Rect.Empty, New System.Func(Of Rect, Rect, Rect)(AddressOf Rect.Union))
customContainer.Position = New Point(containingRect.X, containingRect.Y)
customContainer.Width = CSng(containingRect.Width)

wpf-diagram-create-rotatable-containers-with-shapes/VB/WpfApp13/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L50

Dim containingRect = container.Items.[Select](Function(x) x.RotatedDiagramBounds().BoundedRect()).Aggregate(Rect.Empty, New System.Func(Of Rect, Rect, Rect)(AddressOf Rect.Union))
container.Position = New Point(containingRect.X, containingRect.Y)
container.Width = CSng(containingRect.Width)