DiagramControl.ItemsRotating Event

Fires when the end-user attempts to rotate a diagram item.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraDiagram

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraDiagram.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Diagram

Declaration

C#

[DiagramCategory(DiagramCategory.DiagramItems)]
public event EventHandler<DiagramItemsRotatingEventArgs> ItemsRotating

VB.NET

<DiagramCategory(DiagramCategory.DiagramItems)>
Public Event ItemsRotating As EventHandler(Of DiagramItemsRotatingEventArgs)

Event Data

The ItemsRotating event's data class is DiagramItemsRotatingEventArgs. The following properties provide information specific to this event:

Property	Description
ActionSource	Indicates whether the rotating operation is performed using the rotation handle or the Properties Panel.
Cancel	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the event should be canceled. Inherited from CancelEventArgs.
CenterOfRotation	Returns the coordinates of the center of rotation.
Items	Returns the collection of data about items that are being rotated.
Stage	Indicates whether the rotating operation has just started, is continuing or has been finished or canceled.

Remarks

The event’s Items property returns the items that are being rotated. The ActionSource property indicates whether the rotating operation is performed using the mouse or pressing key shortcuts. The Stage property indicates whether the rotating operation has just started, is continuing or has been finished or canceled. The CenterOfRotation property returns the rotation center point.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-diagram-create-rotatable-containers-with-shapes/CS/WindowsFormsApp4/Form1.cs#L23

diagramControl1.BeforeItemsRotating += DiagramControl1_BeforeItemsRotating;
diagramControl1.ItemsRotating += DiagramControl1_ItemsRotating;

VB.NET

winforms-diagram-create-rotatable-containers-with-shapes/VB/WindowsFormsApp4/Form1.vb#L27

AddHandler diagramControl1.BeforeItemsRotating, AddressOf DiagramControl1_BeforeItemsRotating
AddHandler diagramControl1.ItemsRotating, AddressOf DiagramControl1_ItemsRotating
diagramControl1.Items.Add(CreateContainerShape1())