Okay, managed to find something.

In javascript, I can get the type of custom shape being added like this:


function onNodeCreated(sender, args)
{
alert(args.getNode().getShape().getId());
}

This gives the expected result - with an alert for 'plan'.

My problem is when I try to do the same thing in my code behind:

Dim shapenode As ShapeNode
For Each shapenode In DiagramView1.Diagram.Nodes

  'Get the shape type
Select Case shapenode.Shape.Id.ToLower
  Case "plan"
    .....
    Case "sequence"
    ......
  End Select

  .....

Next
End If

My problem is that I always received an Id of 'Rectangle' instead of 'Plan'.

Hi Stoyo,

Thanks for that. I am able to get the correct shape Id now.

But, lets say I have the data in the database and I want to create the diagram from this. How do I set the shape to the custom shape:

Dim shapenode As ShapeNode = diagram.Factory.CreateShapeNode(50, 50, 24, 14)
shapenode.Shape = ??????????(should be plan)

Hi Stoyo,

Thanks for your help. This is a brilliant product, and I am very close to getting authorisation to purchase it.

But I have more questions !!

Lets say I drag and drop three custom shapes (call them plans) onto the page. Do these three plans get Ids automatically assigned to them so that I can reference them through the code? At the moment the plans Ids are all coming back empty.

What I am trying to do is store the plans and links in a database. So I am trying to store the plan and, if it has any incoming links, the link's origin's shape Id. Since this shape Id is always empty, the reloading is coming back wrong.