Hi,

I hope I posted this question to correct section of this forum...

I'm evaluating your diagram product for ASP.NET. Though my question is related to javascript.

I'm little confused while using your javascript methods.

I'm trying to create a node to diagramView when [ClickedScript] is fired and within it is set its text alignment, which fails. This is one of your samples:

function canvas_Clicked(sender, e) {
var palette = <%= diagramView_palette.AppletElement %>.getDiagram();
var canvas = <%= diagramView_canvas.AppletElement %>.getDiagram();

if (prototypeNode == null)
    prototypeNode = palette.getNodes().get(0);

var node = canvas.getFactory().createShapeNode(x - 24, y - 24, 40, 50);
node.setShape(node.getShape().fromId("RoundRect"));
node.setImage(prototypeNode.getImage());
node.setTransparent(true);
node.setEnabledHandles(MindFusion.Diagramming.Handles.Move);
node.setHandlesStyle(MindFusion.Diagramming.HandlesStyle.MoveOnly);
node.setImageAlign(MindFusion.Diagramming.ImageAlign.TopCenter);

// this one fails (this one is not in any of your samples; just found on the internet):
node.SetTextAlignment(MindFusion.Diagramming.SetText(MindFusion.Diagramming.Align.Center, MindFusion.Diagramming.Align.Far));

node.setText("node " + sender.getNodes().size()); // NOTE: [size] is [count] of nodes in canvas...
}
 

One good reason could be that the [MindFusion.Diagramming] class doesn't include "Align" nor "SetText" methods. I checked and confirmed that the class includes all others above, but nether one of these.

Then I found out that [Packages.com.mindfusion.diagramming] class includes these and more.
But [node.SetTextAlignment] method doesn't understand these 'values'.


So long question in short. How to set in javascript, created node(s) text alignment correctly.

I appreciate any of your help.

Hi,

Setting text alignment in JavaApplet mode should look like this:

var scriptHelper = <%= diagramView_canvas.AppletElement %>.getScriptHelper();

var horizontalAlign = 1; // 0=left, 1=center, 2=right
var verticalAlign = 1; // 0=top, 1=middle, 2=bottom
var textFormat = scriptHelper.createTextFormat(horizontalAlign, verticalAlign, false, false);
node.setTextFormat(textFormat);
 

You could also use the ScriptHelper.getCosntant method to get values of enumeration members:
http://www.mindfusion.eu/onlinehelp/netdiagram/index.htm?M_com_mindfusion_diagra...

I hope that helps,
Stoyan

Hi,

setTextAlignment is a member of ShapeNode only in our JavaScript diagramming library (and can be used in NetDiagram's Canvas client side mode). We don't want to create that many object instances in the JavaScript runtime environment, so classes like TextFormat have been removed and the object hierarchy is flatter there.

I hope that helps,
Stoyan