Class DiagramController

Implements a generic diagram controller containing a default set of tools.

Inheritance

System.Object

Controller

DiagramController

Implements

IServiceReferenceHolder

IServiceReferenceProvider

System.IDisposable

IMouseController

Inherited Members

Controller.BringForward()

Controller.BringIntoView(RectangleF)

Controller.BringToCenter(RectangleF)

Controller.BringToFront()

Controller.CanAPIUpdate()

Controller.CanUpdateView

Controller.CanUserInteraction()

Controller.Constraint

Controller.ConvertFromModelToClientCoordinates(Point)

Controller.ConvertFromModelToClientCoordinates(PointF)

Controller.ConvertFromModelToClientCoordinates(Rectangle)

Controller.ConvertFromModelToClientCoordinates(RectangleF)

Controller.ConvertFromModelToClientCoordinates(Size)

Controller.ConvertFromModelToClientCoordinates(SizeF)

Controller.ConvertToModelCoordinates(Point)

Controller.ConvertToModelCoordinates(PointF)

Controller.ConvertToModelCoordinates(Rectangle)

Controller.ConvertToModelCoordinates(RectangleF)

Controller.ConvertToModelCoordinates(Size)

Controller.ConvertToModelCoordinates(SizeF)

Controller.DefaultConnectorTool

Controller.Delete()

Controller.EventSink_CancelCollectionChanged(CollectionExEventArgs)

Controller.GetBoundingRect(ICollection, MeasureUnits)

Controller.Group()

Controller.HistoryManager_CommandRequest(Object, EventArgs)

Controller.HistoryManager_CommandRequestComplete(Object, EventArgs)

Controller.m_bNeedDocumentRefresh

Controller.m_viewer

Controller.Model

Controller.Provider

Controller.ProvideServiceReference(RuntimeTypeHandle)

Controller.SelectAll()

Controller.SelectionList

Controller.SendBackward()

Controller.SendToBack()

Controller.UnGroup()

Controller.UpdateInfo

Controller.UpdateServiceReferences(IServiceReferenceProvider)

Controller.View

Controller.Viewer

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ToString()

Namespace: Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Diagram

Assembly: Syncfusion.Diagram.Windows.dll

Syntax

public class DiagramController : Controller, IServiceReferenceHolder, IServiceReferenceProvider, IDisposable, IMouseController

Remarks

The DiagramController class implements a concrete controller with a generic diagramming user interface. It overrides the Initialize() method and registers all available tools in the Diagram Windows assembly. A tool is an object that implements a distinct functionality for the controller. Tools can be added to the controller using the RegisterTool(Tool) method in order to customize the behavior of the controller.

The DiagramController is responsible for coordinating the activation and deactivation of tools. The ActivateTool(Tool) method activates a specified tool. The DeactivateTool(Tool) method deactivates a specified tool. Tools can be accessed by name with the GetTool(String) method.

The DiagramController captures all mouse events and performs hit testing on the diagram. Nodes, ports, and vertices hit by mouse movements are tracked by the controller. Tools can access this hit testing information in the controller. In other words, the controller provides basic hit testing services to tools so that each tool doesn't need to implement (and possible duplicate) that hit testing logic. The following properties and methods provide access to the hit testing state information: MouseLocation, NodesHit,

Controller Tool

Constructors

DiagramController()

Initializes a new instance of the DiagramController class.

Declaration

public DiagramController()

DiagramController(View)

Initializes a new instance of the DiagramController class.

Declaration

public DiagramController(View view)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
View	view	The view.

Fields

accctiveTool

References the currently active Tool.

Declaration

protected Tool accctiveTool

Field Value

Type
Tool

guid

Unique ID used to identify the source of copy and paste operations.

Declaration

protected Guid guid

Field Value

Type
System.Guid

m_szPasteOffset

Paste Offset.

Declaration

protected SizeF m_szPasteOffset

Field Value

Type
System.Drawing.SizeF

pasteIndex

Number of consecutive paste operations - used to offset nodes pasted.

Declaration

protected int pasteIndex

Field Value

Type
System.Int32

Properties

ActiveTool

Gets or sets the diagram active tool.

Declaration

public Tool ActiveTool { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Tool	The active tool.

AllowCopyAtCtrlDrag

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the controller allows copying a node while pressing Ctrl+drag or Ctrl+Shift+drag.

Declaration

public bool AllowCopyAtCtrlDrag { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Boolean

CanCopy

Gets a value indicating whether there are any selected nodes that can be copied to the clipboard.

Declaration

public virtual bool CanCopy { get; }

Property Value

Type
System.Boolean

CanCut

Gets a value indicating whether if there are any selected nodes that can be removed from the the model.

Declaration

public virtual bool CanCut { get; }

Property Value

Type
System.Boolean

CanPaste

Gets a value indicating whether there is any data in the clipboard that can be pasted into the model.

Declaration

public virtual bool CanPaste { get; }

Property Value

Type
System.Boolean

Remarks

This method checks the clipboard to see if a NodeCollection is available.

Cursor

Gets or sets cursor to use inside the view.

Declaration

public Cursor Cursor { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Windows.Forms.Cursor

DraggingStyle

Gets or sets dragging style of rendering helper

Declaration

public RenderingHelperStyle DraggingStyle { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
RenderingHelperStyle

Guides

Gets the diagram Guides.

Declaration

public Guides Guides { get; }

Property Value

Type
Guides

InPlaceEditing

Gets or sets a value indicating whether in place editing is enabled or not.

Declaration

public bool InPlaceEditing { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Boolean

InPlaceEditor

Gets the in place editor instance.

Declaration

public InPlaceEditor InPlaceEditor { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
InPlaceEditor	The text editor.

MouseLocation

Gets the last known location of the mouse pointer.

Declaration

public PointF MouseLocation { get; }

Property Value

Type
System.Drawing.PointF

Remarks

This property is updated each time the controller receives a mouse event: NodesHit

MouseTrackingEnabled

Gets or sets a value indicating whether mouse tracking is enabled.

Declaration

public bool MouseTrackingEnabled { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Boolean

NodesHit

Gets the list of nodes that were hit during the last received mouse event.

Declaration

public NodeCollection NodesHit { get; }

Property Value

Type
NodeCollection

Remarks

MouseLocation

NodeToInsert

Gets or sets a node to insert the model through InsertNodeTool

Declaration

public Node NodeToInsert { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
Node

ParentControl

Gets the System.Windows.Forms.Control that owns the view that this controller is attached to.

Declaration

public virtual Control ParentControl { get; }

Property Value

Type
System.Windows.Forms.Control

PasteOffset

Gets or sets the paste offset that indicate offset of next paste object.

Declaration

public SizeF PasteOffset { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Drawing.SizeF	The paste offset.

ResizingStyle

Gets or sets resizing style of rendering helper

Declaration

public RenderingHelperStyle ResizingStyle { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
RenderingHelperStyle

RotatingStyle

Gets or sets rotating style of rendering helper

Declaration

public RenderingHelperStyle RotatingStyle { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
RenderingHelperStyle

TextEditor

Gets the text editor instance.

Declaration

public TextEditor TextEditor { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
TextEditor	The text editor.

Methods

ActivateTool(Tool)

Activates the given Tool object.

Declaration

public bool ActivateTool(Tool tool)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Tool	tool	Tool to activate.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if successful; otherwise False.

ActivateTool(String)

Activates the Tool object matching the given name.

Declaration

public bool ActivateTool(string toolName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	toolName	Name of Tool to activate.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if successful; otherwise False.

Remarks

This method first locates the tool matching the given name and then passes it to the ActivateTool(Tool) method. Tool

ChangeCursor(Cursor)

Changes the mouse cursor.

Declaration

protected void ChangeCursor(Cursor newCursor)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Windows.Forms.Cursor	newCursor	The new cursor.

Copy()

Copy the currently selected nodes to the clipboard.

Declaration

public virtual void Copy()

Remarks

Creates a new NodeCollection and copies the selected nodes into it. It then copies the new NodeCollection to the clipboard.

Cut()

Remove the currently selected nodes from the diagram and move them to the clipboard.

Declaration

public virtual void Cut()

DeactivateTool(Tool)

Deactivates the given Tool object.

Declaration

public bool DeactivateTool(Tool tool)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Tool	tool	The Tool to deactivate.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if successful; otherwise False.

Dispose()

Declaration

public override void Dispose()

Overrides

Controller.Dispose()

Document_NodeCollectionChanged(CollectionExEventArgs)

Documents the node collection changed.

Declaration

protected override void Document_NodeCollectionChanged(CollectionExEventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
CollectionExEventArgs	evtArgs	The CollectionExEventArgs instance containing the event data.

Overrides

Controller.Document_NodeCollectionChanged(CollectionExEventArgs)

Document_PropertyChanging(PropertyChangingEventArgs)

Documents the property changing.

Declaration

protected override void Document_PropertyChanging(PropertyChangingEventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PropertyChangingEventArgs	evtArgs	The PropertyChangingEventArgs instance containing the event data.

Overrides

Controller.Document_PropertyChanging(PropertyChangingEventArgs)

DrawGuides(Node, Graphics, RectangleF)

Draws the Guides

Declaration

public void DrawGuides(Node renderHelper, Graphics gfx, RectangleF curNodeBounds)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Node	renderHelper	Node
System.Drawing.Graphics	gfx	Graphics
System.Drawing.RectangleF	curNodeBounds	Node bounds

DrawPortHighlighter(Graphics, ConnectionPoint, RectangleF)

Declaration

public virtual void DrawPortHighlighter(Graphics gfx, ConnectionPoint port, RectangleF rect)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Drawing.Graphics	gfx
ConnectionPoint	port
System.Drawing.RectangleF	rect

EventSink_PropertyChanging(PropertyChangingEventArgs)

Events the sink property changing.

Declaration

protected override void EventSink_PropertyChanging(PropertyChangingEventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PropertyChangingEventArgs	evtArgs	The PropertyChangingEventArgs instance containing the event data.

Overrides

Controller.EventSink_PropertyChanging(PropertyChangingEventArgs)

GetActualObject(Node)

Declaration

public void GetActualObject(Node selectednode)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Node	selectednode

GetAllNodesAtPoint(ICompositeNode, PointF)

Gets all nodes include composite node children at point in model coordinates.

Declaration

public NodeCollection GetAllNodesAtPoint(ICompositeNode compositeNode, PointF ptPoint)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ICompositeNode	compositeNode	The composite node.
System.Drawing.PointF	ptPoint	The given point in model coordinates.

Returns

Type	Description
NodeCollection	The nodes at the given point.

GetAllNodesAtPoint(ICompositeNode, PointF, Boolean)

Gets all nodes include composite node children at point in model coordinates.

Declaration

public NodeCollection GetAllNodesAtPoint(ICompositeNode compositeNode, PointF ptPoint, bool bOnlyCanSelected)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ICompositeNode	compositeNode	The composite node.
System.Drawing.PointF	ptPoint	The given point in model coordinates.
System.Boolean	bOnlyCanSelected	if set to true nodes filtered by allow selection.

Returns

Type	Description
NodeCollection	The nodes at the given point.

GetAllTools()

Returns an array of all Tool objects registered with the controller.

Declaration

public Tool[] GetAllTools()

Returns

Type	Description
Tool[]	Array of registered Tool objects.

Remarks

Tool

GetConnectionPointAtPoint(PointF)

Declaration

public virtual ConnectionPoint GetConnectionPointAtPoint(PointF ptSnapping)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Drawing.PointF	ptSnapping

Returns

Type
ConnectionPoint

GetNodeAtPoint(PointF)

Gets the node at point in model coordinates.

Declaration

public Node GetNodeAtPoint(PointF ptMouseLocation)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Drawing.PointF	ptMouseLocation	The given point in model coordinates.

Returns

Type	Description
Node	The node at the given point.

GetNodesAtPoint(Point)

Gets the nodes at point in client coordinates.

Declaration

public NodeCollection GetNodesAtPoint(Point ptMouseLocation)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Drawing.Point	ptMouseLocation	The given point in client coordinates.

Returns

Type	Description
NodeCollection	The nodes at the given point.

GetNodeUnderMouse(Point)

Gets the top node under mouse cursor.

Declaration

public INode GetNodeUnderMouse(Point ptMouse)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Drawing.Point	ptMouse	The mouse cursor position.

Returns

Type	Description
INode	Top node under mouse cursor.

GetTool(String)

Returns the Tool object matching the given name.

Declaration

public Tool GetTool(string toolName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	toolName	Name of Tool object to return.

Returns

Type	Description
Tool	Tool object matching the given name, or NULL if not found.

Remarks

Tool

HistoryManager_CommandStarted(Object, EventArgs)

Handles the CommandStarted event of the HistoryManager control.

Declaration

protected override void HistoryManager_CommandStarted(object sender, EventArgs e)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	sender	The source of the event.
System.EventArgs	e	The System.EventArgs instance containing the event data.

Overrides

Controller.HistoryManager_CommandStarted(Object, EventArgs)

InitialiizeController()

Initializes the controller.

Declaration

protected virtual void InitialiizeController()

Initialize()

Initializes this instance.

Declaration

public void Initialize()

OnClick(EventArgs)

Called when a click event is received.

Declaration

public virtual void OnClick(EventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.EventArgs	evtArgs	Event arguments.

Remarks

Iterates through the nodes hit by the click event and notifies them of the click by calling the Click(EventArgs) method. IDispatchNodeEvents

OnDoubleClick(EventArgs)

Called when a double click event is received.

Declaration

public virtual void OnDoubleClick(EventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.EventArgs	evtArgs	Event arguments.

Remarks

Iterates through the nodes hit by the double click event and notifies them of the click by calling the DoubleClick(EventArgs) method.

IDispatchNodeEvents

OnDragEnter(DragEventArgs)

Called when the drag enter event occurs.

Declaration

public virtual void OnDragEnter(DragEventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs	evtArgs	Event arguments.

OnHorizontalScroll(Object, ScrollEventArgs)

Called when a HorizontalScroll event is received.

Declaration

protected virtual void OnHorizontalScroll(object sender, ScrollEventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	sender	Object sending the event.
System.Windows.Forms.ScrollEventArgs	evtArgs	Event arguments.

Remarks

Iterates through all tools that implement the IScrollEventReceiver interface and forwards the event onto them.

IScrollEventReceiver

OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs)

Called when a key down event is received.

Declaration

public virtual void OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs	evtArgs	Event arguments.

OnKeyPress(KeyPressEventArgs)

Called when a key press event is received.

Declaration

public virtual void OnKeyPress(KeyPressEventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs	evtArgs	Event arguments.

OnKeyUp(KeyEventArgs)

Called when a key up event is received.

Declaration

public virtual void OnKeyUp(KeyEventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs	evtArgs	Event arguments.

OnMouseDown(MouseEventArgs)

Called when a mouse down event occurs.

Declaration

public virtual void OnMouseDown(MouseEventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs	evtArgs	Event arguments.

Remarks

This method updates the current mouse location and then performs hit testing for handles and nodes.

OnMouseLeave(EventArgs)

Called when a mouse leave event is received.

Declaration

public virtual void OnMouseLeave(EventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.EventArgs	evtArgs	Event arguments.

OnMouseMove(MouseEventArgs)

Called when a mouse move event occurs.

Declaration

public virtual void OnMouseMove(MouseEventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs	evtArgs	Event arguments.

Remarks

This method updates the current mouse location and then performs hit testing for handles and nodes.

OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs)

Called when a mouse up event is received.

Declaration

public virtual void OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs	evtArgs	Event arguments.

Remarks

This method updates the current mouse location and then performs hit testing for handles and nodes.

OnToolActivated(ToolEventArgs)

Raise the tool activated event.

Declaration

protected virtual void OnToolActivated(ToolEventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ToolEventArgs	evtArgs	The ToolEventArgs instance containing the event data.

OnToolDeactivated(ToolEventArgs)

Raise the tool deactivated event.

Declaration

protected virtual void OnToolDeactivated(ToolEventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ToolEventArgs	evtArgs	The ToolEventArgs instance containing the event data.

OnVerticalScroll(Object, ScrollEventArgs)

Called when a VerticalScroll event is received.

Declaration

protected virtual void OnVerticalScroll(object sender, ScrollEventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	sender	The sender
System.Windows.Forms.ScrollEventArgs	evtArgs	Event arguments.

Remarks

Iterates through all tools that implement the IScrollEventReceiver interface and forwards the event onto them.

IScrollEventReceiver

Paste()

Paste the contents of the clipboard to the diagram.

Declaration

public virtual void Paste()

Remarks

If a NodeCollection is available on the clipboard, this method gets it and inserts it into the diagram.

Paste(PointF)

Paste the contents of the clipboard to the diagram.

Declaration

public virtual void Paste(PointF location)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Drawing.PointF	location	The location at which to insert the nodes.

Remarks

If a NodeCollection is available on the clipboard, this method gets it and inserts it into the diagram.

Paste(String, PointF)

Paste the contents of the clipboard to the diagram.

Declaration

public virtual void Paste(string layername, PointF location)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	layername	Name of the layer in which to insert the nodes.
System.Drawing.PointF	location	The location at which to insert the nodes.

Remarks

If a NodeCollection is available on the clipboard, this method gets it and inserts it into the diagram.

RegisterStandardTools()

Registers the standard interactive tools used by the diagram.

Declaration

protected virtual void RegisterStandardTools()

RegisterTool(Tool)

Adds a new tool to the controller.

Declaration

public bool RegisterTool(Tool tool)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Tool	tool	Tool object to register.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if successful; otherwise False.

RestoreCursor()

Restores the saved cursor.

Declaration

public void RestoreCursor()

SetCursor(BoxPosition, Node)

Sets the cursor.

Declaration

public void SetCursor(BoxPosition handlePos, Node node)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BoxPosition	handlePos	The handle pos.
Node	node	The node.

UninitialiizeController()

Uninitializes the controller.

Declaration

protected virtual void UninitialiizeController()

Uninitialize()

Uninitializes this instance.

Declaration

public void Uninitialize()

UnRegisterTool(Tool)

Removes a previously registered tool from the Controller.

Declaration

public bool UnRegisterTool(Tool tool)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Tool	tool	Tool object to unregister.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if the unregistration is successful; otherwise False.

View_OriginChanged(ViewOriginEventArgs)

Handles the view origin changed event.

Declaration

protected override void View_OriginChanged(ViewOriginEventArgs evtArgs)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ViewOriginEventArgs	evtArgs	The ViewOriginEventArgs instance containing the event data.

Overrides

Controller.View_OriginChanged(ViewOriginEventArgs)

Explicit Interface Implementations

IMouseController.CancelMode()

Declaration

void IMouseController.CancelMode()

IMouseController.Cursor

Gets the cursor currently assigned to the controller.

Declaration

Cursor IMouseController.Cursor { get; }

Returns

Type
System.Windows.Forms.Cursor

IMouseController.HitTest(MouseEventArgs, IMouseController)

Declaration

int IMouseController.HitTest(MouseEventArgs mouseEventArgs, IMouseController controller)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs	mouseEventArgs
IMouseController	controller

Returns

Type
System.Int32

IMouseController.MouseDown(MouseEventArgs)

Declaration

void IMouseController.MouseDown(MouseEventArgs e)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs	e

IMouseController.MouseHover(MouseEventArgs)

Declaration

void IMouseController.MouseHover(MouseEventArgs e)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs	e

IMouseController.MouseHoverEnter()

Declaration

void IMouseController.MouseHoverEnter()

IMouseController.MouseHoverLeave(EventArgs)

Declaration

void IMouseController.MouseHoverLeave(EventArgs e)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.EventArgs	e

IMouseController.MouseMove(MouseEventArgs)

Declaration

void IMouseController.MouseMove(MouseEventArgs e)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs	e

IMouseController.MouseUp(MouseEventArgs)

Declaration

void IMouseController.MouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs	e

IMouseController.Name

Gets the name of the mouse controller.

Declaration

string IMouseController.Name { get; }

Returns

Type
System.String

Implements

IServiceReferenceHolder

IServiceReferenceProvider

System.IDisposable

IMouseController