DiagramOptionsBehavior.Stencils Property

Provides access to the collection of available stencils.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraDiagram.Options

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraDiagram.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
[DefaultValue(null)]
public virtual DiagramStencilCollection Stencils { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(Nothing)>
<Browsable(False)>
Public Overridable Property Stencils As DiagramStencilCollection

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
DevExpress.Diagram.Core.DiagramStencilCollection	null	A DevExpress.Diagram.Core.DiagramStencilCollection object that is the collection of available stencils.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to Stencils
DiagramControl	.OptionsBehavior .Stencils

Remarks

Use the Stencils property to register new or remove the default stencils.

See the example below.

C#

var svgStencil = new DiagramStencil("SVGStencilId", "SVGStencilName");
using(var svgStream = File.OpenRead("Shape.svg")) {
    var svgShape = ShapeDescription.CreateSvgShape("SVGShapeId", "SVGShapeName", svgStream);
    svgStencil.RegisterShape(svgShape);
}
diagramControl.Stencils = new DiagramStencilCollection(svgStencil, BasicShapes.Stencil);

VB.NET

Dim svgStencil = New DiagramStencil("SVGStencilId", "SVGStencilName")
Using svgStream = File.OpenRead("Shape.svg")
    Dim svgShape = ShapeDescription.CreateSvgShape("SVGShapeId", "SVGShapeName", svgStream)
    svgStencil.RegisterShape(svgShape)
End Using
diagramControl.Stencils = New DiagramStencilCollection(svgStencil, BasicShapes.Stencil)

If the Stencils property is set to null, the diagram toolbox loads its stencils from the DiagramToolboxRegistrator.Stencils static collection.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-create-custom-diagram-containers-and-register-them-in-the-toolbox-and-ribbon-gallery-t466447/CS/XtraDiagram.CreateCustomContainers/Form1.cs#L28

var customContainersStencil = DiagramStencil.Create(MyContainersStencilName, "Custom Containers", containerDescriptions);
diagramControl1.OptionsBehavior.Stencils = new DiagramStencilCollection(DiagramToolboxRegistrator.Stencils.Concat(new[] { customContainersStencil }));
diagramControl1.SelectedStencils = new StencilCollection(MyContainersStencilName, BasicShapes.StencilId);

VB.NET

how-to-create-custom-diagram-containers-and-register-them-in-the-toolbox-and-ribbon-gallery-t466447/VB/XtraDiagram.CreateCustomContainers/Form1.vb#L30

Dim customContainersStencil = DiagramStencil.Create(MyContainersStencilName, "Custom Containers", containerDescriptions)
diagramControl1.OptionsBehavior.Stencils = New DiagramStencilCollection(DiagramToolboxRegistrator.Stencils.Concat( { customContainersStencil }))
diagramControl1.SelectedStencils = New StencilCollection(MyContainersStencilName, BasicShapes.StencilId)