DiagramShape Class

Displays a shape on the diagram canvas.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraDiagram

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraDiagram.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public class DiagramShape :
    DiagramItem,
    IDiagramShape,
    IDiagramShapeBase,
    IDiagramItem

VB.NET

Public Class DiagramShape
    Inherits DiagramItem
    Implements IDiagramShape,
               IDiagramShapeBase,
               IDiagramItem

Related API Members

The following members return DiagramShape objects:

• XtraDiagramExtensions.CreateShape(DiagramControl, ShapeDescription, Boolean)
• XtraDiagramExtensions.CreateShape(DiagramControl, ShapeDescription, RectangleF, Boolean)

Remarks

Use the following properties to initialize a shape’s main settings.

• DiagramShape.Shape - Gets or sets the shape kind.
• DiagramItem.Bounds - Gets or sets the item bounds.
• DiagramShape.Content - Gets or sets the text displayed by the shape.

You can link two shapes with a DiagramConnector, using the DiagramConnector.BeginItem, DiagramConnector.EndItem, DiagramConnector.BeginItemPointIndex and DiagramConnector.EndItemPointIndex properties.

For more information on shapes, see the Diagram Items topic.

Example

The following code assigns the DevExpress.Diagram.Core.BasicFlowchartShapes.Decision shape kind to a shape and specifies the shape text and size.

C#

diagramShape1.Shape = DevExpress.Diagram.Core.BasicFlowchartShapes.Decision;
diagramShape1.Content = "Initialized?";
diagramShape1.Size = new Size(150, 60);

Inheritance

Object

MarshalByRefObject

Component

DiagramItem

DiagramShape