I wnat change z order of my custom nodes.

I use this for send to back:

form.ActiveItem.ZBottom();


form.UpdateLayout();

And this code for send to front:

form.ActiveItem.ZTop();


form.UpdateLayout();

This work abslutly in erratic way.
Example i create a big squaqre node, and the put inside another more littel suqre inside

I select little node, and run   form.ActiveItem.ZBottom();

The little node over the big node dont go to back, the only way to do that is select the big node and send to front.

This no have logic
What im doing wrong?

private void form_NodeActivated(object sender, NodeEventArgs e)

{

form.SelectionOnTop = false;



This not work, same result.
I create custom node is a square, then put a a second node square inside.

I select the little suqare and try send back, that not work, but if i select the big square and select send to front, work, now little suqare is hiiden by big suqare node....

But now i want send that big suare node, to back again and not work!

If want i uplaod and example tellme, this is a bug?
Can you test and confirm.

Rememebr im working with custom nodes, not with shapenodes provided by mindfusion component.

Anyway i tested this with simple shapes and same happen, i think is a bug or a conceptual error of how z order should work.
Or some mistake form me, but like you see in code aparently this time im doing in correct way : )

Like always you have reason my mistake again!
Fixed, thank you , anyway new question born of all this.

If i selected with control more of one node, and i try change zorder of all that nodes at same time, not work.

Baiscally is due i working with  Activeitem, example

form.ActiveItem.ZBottom();

Exist some method to work with SelectedItems ?


I see same problem whe work with keyboard arrows up , , left down and right and try move multile selected items with keys. etc etc
Best regards.

Your example work perfect for move in z order multiple nodes selected, but what about move with keyboard?

DiagramNode node = form.ActiveItem as DiagramNode;
               if (node != null)
                   node.Move(node.Bounds.X -1, node.Bounds.Y);

How move multiple items and not single?

Thankyou work perfect !