SliceAndDiceLayoutAlgorithm Class

A class representing the Slice and Dice layout algorithm.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.TreeMap

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.TreeMap.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public class SliceAndDiceLayoutAlgorithm :
    TreeMapLayoutAlgorithm

VB.NET

Public Class SliceAndDiceLayoutAlgorithm
    Inherits TreeMapLayoutAlgorithm

Remarks

This algorithm calculates the layout using the following principle. For each tree map level the layout direction is selected depending on the width/height ratio (for SliceAndDiceLayoutAlgorithm.LayoutMode = SliceAndDiceLayoutMode.Auto), and for all children items at a given level, the display area is divided amongst the children, where each child item obtains a slice proportional to its value.

The following image demonstrates the country area tree map with a layout calculated using this algorithm.

Example

To customize the layout algorithm, do the following.

• Assign a newly created TreeMapLayoutAlgorithmBase class descendant object to the TreeMapControl.LayoutAlgorithm property.
• Optionally, for all predefined layout algorithms, it is possible to specify a layout’s fill direction using the TreeMapLayoutAlgorithm.Direction property.
• In addition to the layout direction, for the SliceAndDiceLayoutAlgorithm you can change its mode using the SliceAndDiceLayoutAlgorithm.LayoutMode property.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-change-the-layout-algorithm-used-by-treemap-t308988.

MainWindow.xaml

<dxtm:TreeMapControl x:Name="treeMap"
                     LayoutAlgorithm="{Binding ElementName=lbLayoutAlgorithm, Path=SelectedValue}">
    <!-- endregion #LayoutAlgorithm-->
    <dxtm:TreeMapControl.Colorizer>
        <dxtm:TreeMapPaletteColorizer/>
    </dxtm:TreeMapControl.Colorizer>
    <dxtm:TreeMapItemStorage>
        <dxtm:TreeMapItem Label="Americas">
            <dxtm:TreeMapItem Label="United States" Value="17.418"/>
            <dxtm:TreeMapItem Label="Brazil" Value="2.353"/>
        </dxtm:TreeMapItem>
        <dxtm:TreeMapItem Label="Europe">
            <dxtm:TreeMapItem Label="Germany" Value="3.859"/>
            <dxtm:TreeMapItem Label="United Kingdom" Value="2.945"/>
            <dxtm:TreeMapItem Label="France" Value="2.846"/>
            <dxtm:TreeMapItem Label="Italy" Value="2.147"/>
            <dxtm:TreeMapItem Label="Russia" Value="1.857"/>
        </dxtm:TreeMapItem>
        <dxtm:TreeMapItem Label="Asia">
            <dxtm:TreeMapItem Label="China" Value="10.380"/>
            <dxtm:TreeMapItem Label="Japan" Value="4.616"/>
            <dxtm:TreeMapItem Label="India" Value="2.049"/>
        </dxtm:TreeMapItem>
    </dxtm:TreeMapItemStorage>
    <!--region #CloseTag-->
</dxtm:TreeMapControl>
<!--endregion #CloseTag-->
<Grid Grid.Column="1" Margin="4">
    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
        <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
        <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
        <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
    <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" 
               Margin="0,0,0,4"
               Text="Layout Algorithm:"/>
    <!--region #LayoutAlgorithmList-->
    <ListBox x:Name="lbLayoutAlgorithm"
             Grid.Row="1"
             DisplayMemberPath="LayoutAlgorithmName"
             SelectedValuePath="LayoutAlgorithm"
             SelectedIndex="0">
        <local:LayoutAlgorithmWarapper LayoutAlgorithmName="Slice and Dice">
            <dxtm:SliceAndDiceLayoutAlgorithm/>
        </local:LayoutAlgorithmWarapper>
        <local:LayoutAlgorithmWarapper LayoutAlgorithmName="Squarified">
            <dxtm:SquarifiedLayoutAlgorithm/>
        </local:LayoutAlgorithmWarapper>
        <local:LayoutAlgorithmWarapper LayoutAlgorithmName="Striped">
            <dxtm:StripedLayoutAlgorithm/>
        </local:LayoutAlgorithmWarapper>
    </ListBox>

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-change-the-layout-algorithm-used-by-treemap-t308988/CS/TreeMapLayoutAlgorithmCustomizationSample/MainWindow.xaml#L57

<local:LayoutAlgorithmWarapper LayoutAlgorithmName="Slice and Dice">
    <dxtm:SliceAndDiceLayoutAlgorithm/>
</local:LayoutAlgorithmWarapper>

Inheritance

Object

DispatcherObject

DependencyObject

Freezable

TreeMapDependencyObject

TreeMapLayoutAlgorithmBase

TreeMapLayoutAlgorithm

SliceAndDiceLayoutAlgorithm

Extension Methods

GetErrorOperationCommands(Position)

GetErrorOperationCommands(Int32)

GetErrorOperationCommands(Point)