Hi there,

If I save a diagram to XML (using the SaveToXML method) and a Node has a custom shape, only the "Id" of the Shape is stored in the respective [Node] element of the XML, not the Shape definition/template.

Quite obviously, when I then go to load the XML document (using the LoadFromXML method) I get the error "Failed to open document!"....because the loader can't match the "Id" of the Node to a Shape definition/template.

Let's say that the "Id" of my node is "ShapeId123"....my question is

"How can I make the loader match that Node Id to a respective Shape definition/template within the software loading the XML document?".

Please note...I have no problem saving and retrieving the Shape definition using the "SaveTo" and "FromXMLElement" methods....I just don't know how to link the loading of an XML file (with only "Ids" for Nodes) to a Shape definition loaded from XML (FromXMLElement).

Any assistance most welcome.
Thanking you in advance,
Victor

This build adds a ShapeNotDefined event you could handle as below -
https://mindfusion.eu/_beta/fcnet_shpevt.zip

diagram.ShapeNotDefined += (s, a) =>
{
	if (a.UnknownId == "custom")
	{
		a.Shape = new Shape(
			Shapes.Decision.Outline, FillMode.Winding, "custom");
	}
};
diagram.LoadFromXml("test.xml"); 

Regards,
Slavcho
Mindfusion

Hi,

Calling constructors with Id argument is enough; pre-loading a shape library file where shapes have associated identifiers should work too.

Regards,
Slavcho
Mindfusion