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How to: Create Custom Shapes with Connection Points Using XAML

  • 5 minutes to read

This example demonstrates how to describe custom shapes using the XAML markup instead of XML.

Note

The PresentationCore library used in this example affects the DPI awareness of WinForms applications (see T346466 - DiagramControl disables DPI scaling for the entire application). Use this approach only if your application is not DPI aware or the PresentationCore library is pre-loaded in the Program.Main method as follows:

static void RegisterPackUriScheme() {
    new FlowDocument();
}

In other cases, it is preferred to describe shapes using XML, as demonstrated in the following example: How to: Create Custom Shapes with Connection Points.

View Example

<p:ResourceDictionary xmlns:p="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
                    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
                    xmlns="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/diagram"
                    xmlns:local="clr-namespace:XtraDiagram.CreateCustomShapes">

    <ShapeTemplate x:Key="{local:ShapeKey Shape1}" DefaultSize="50, 100" >
        <Start X="0" Y="0"/>
        <Line X="1" Y="0" />
        <Line X="0.8" Y="0.8" />
        <Line X="0" Y="1" />
        <ShapeTemplate.ConnectionPoints>
            <ShapePoint X="0" Y="0" />
            <ShapePoint X="0.5" Y="0" />
            <ShapePoint X="1" Y="0" />
            <ShapePoint X="0.8" Y="0.8" />
            <ShapePoint X="0" Y="1" />
            <ShapePoint X="0" Y="0.5" />
        </ShapeTemplate.ConnectionPoints>
    </ShapeTemplate>

    <!--W - shape width-->
    <!--H - shape height-->
    <ShapeTemplate x:Key="{local:ShapeKey Shape2}" DefaultSize="60, 120">
        <Start X="0" Y="0" FillColor="Brown"/>
        <Arc X="1" Y="0" Size="CreateSize(W/2, H/10)" Direction="Counterclockwise" />
        <Arc X="1" Y="1" Size="CreateSize(W/10, H/2)" Direction="Counterclockwise" />
        <Arc X="0" Y="1" Size="CreateSize(W/2, H/10)" Direction="Counterclockwise" />
        <Arc X="0" Y="0" Size="CreateSize(W/10, H/2)" Direction="Counterclockwise" />
        <ShapeTemplate.ConnectionPoints>
            <ShapePoint X="0" Y="0" />
            <ShapePoint X="1" Y="0" />
            <ShapePoint X="0" Y="1" />
        </ShapeTemplate.ConnectionPoints>
    </ShapeTemplate>

    <!--P0 - parameter 0-->
    <!--P in Point definition - parameter value -->
    <!--P in Value definition - parameter point-->
    <ShapeTemplate x:Key="{local:ShapeKey Shape3}" DefaultSize="60, 120">
        <Start X="0" Y="0" FillColor="Brown"/>
        <Arc X="1" Y="0" Size="CreateSize(W/2, P0 * H)" Direction="Counterclockwise" />
        <Line X="1" Y="1"/>
        <Line X="0" Y="1"/>
        <Line X="0" Y="0"/>
        <ShapeTemplate.ConnectionPoints>
            <ShapePoint X="0" Y="0" />
            <ShapePoint X="1" Y="0" />
            <ShapePoint X="0" Y="1" />
        </ShapeTemplate.ConnectionPoints>
        <ShapeTemplate.Parameters>
            <Parameter DefaultValue="0.1" 
                       Point="CreatePoint(W / 2, P * H)" 
                       Value="P.Y / H" 
                       Min="0" Max="1" />
        </ShapeTemplate.Parameters>
    </ShapeTemplate>

    <!--this shape contains two rows-->
    <ShapeTemplate x:Key="{local:ShapeKey Shape4}" DefaultSize="60, 120" Rows="H*P0;H*(1-P0)" IsQuick="True">
        <Start X="0" Y="0" FillColor="Green"/>
        <Line X="1" Y="0"/>
        <Line X="1" Y="1"/>
        <Line X="0" Y="1"/>
        <Start X="0" Y="1" FillColor="Red"/>
        <Line X="1" Y="1"/>
        <Line X="1" Y="2"/>
        <Line X="0" Y="2"/>
        <ShapeTemplate.ConnectionPoints>
            <ShapePoint X="0.5" Y="0" />
            <ShapePoint X="1" Y="1" />
            <ShapePoint X="0.5" Y="2" />
            <ShapePoint X="0" Y="1" />
        </ShapeTemplate.ConnectionPoints>
        <ShapeTemplate.Parameters>
            <Parameter DefaultValue="0.5" 
                       Point="CreatePoint(W, P * H)" 
                       Value="P.Y / H" 
                       Min="0" Max="1" />
        </ShapeTemplate.Parameters>
    </ShapeTemplate>

</p:ResourceDictionary>