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DiagramOptionsSugiyamaLayout.ColumnsAlignment Property

Gets or sets the alignment of the diagram depending on its direction.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraDiagram.Options

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraDiagram.v24.2.dll

Declaration

[DefaultValue(Alignment.Center)]
[DiagramCategory(DiagramCategory.Layout)]
public virtual Alignment ColumnsAlignment { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Default Description
Alignment Center

A Alignment enumeration value that specifies the diagram alignment.

Available values:

Name Description
Near

In a left-to-right layout, items are aligned to the left from the layout axis. In a right-to-left layout, items are aligned to the right.

Center

Items are aligned along the layout axis.

Far

In a left-to-right layout, items are aligned to the right from the layout axis. In a right-to-left layout, items are aligned to the left.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type Path to ColumnsAlignment
DiagramControl
.OptionsSugiyamaLayout .ColumnsAlignment

Remarks

Use the ColumnsAlignment property to specify the alignment of the layered diagram on the canvas. The resulting diagram position will differ depending on the DiagramOptionsSugiyamaLayout.Direction property value.

The following table describes the effect of the ColumnsAlignment property. Grey arrows indicate the layout direction. The diagram is aligned along the red axis.

DiagramOptionsSugiyamaLayout.Direction property value Alignment
TopToBottom SugiyamaColumnsAlignmentTB
BottomToTop SugiyamaColumnsAlignmentBT
LeftToRight SugiyamaColumnsAlignmentLR
RightToLeft SugiyamaColumnsAlignmentLR
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