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GrandSon YaBB Newbies Offline I Love MindFusion! Posts: 6 Joined: Nov 26^th, 2023	Node and Group v.s. CompositeNode which is better? Mar 17^th, 2024 at 9:12am	Print Post
	Hi, I want consists a complex UI. These have some parts. e.g. typeA has icon and input area. typeB has icon and other parts like A and (other instance of)B. If build B-1 includes A-1 and B-2 includes A-2. User get bellow: B-1 A-1 B-2 A-2 I thought I can implement both way: ComopositeNode(include EditComponent) and ShapeNode. And gorup using AttachTo method. Define TypeAComposite. It has TextCompnent and EditComponent on a GridPanel. How can I consider what is better using Group or Composite? (Group not suitable for complex layouts?) or What is best way of complex UI layout?


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Slavcho YaBB Moderator Offline tech.support Posts: 3154 Joined: Oct 19^th, 2005	Re: Node and Group v.s. CompositeNode which is better? Reply #1 - Mar 18^th, 2024 at 6:27am	Print Post
	Hi, CompositeNodes were added as more light-weight alternative to ControlNodes, but I guess they could replace groups in some situations too. E.g. ones where you'd add locked secondary nodes as decorations to a main node. CompositeNode would not work if you need individual objects from the group to be selectable and movable by users. In any case, the less nodes you have in the diagram, the faster its user interaction and rendering are. So if your layouts can be implemented either way, try using CompositeNode for better performance. If you need to display only icons and texts, you could also try TreeViewNode and TableNode classes. Regards, Slavcho Mindfusion


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GrandSon YaBB Newbies Offline I Love MindFusion! Posts: 6 Joined: Nov 26^th, 2023	Re: Node and Group v.s. CompositeNode which is better? Reply #2 - Mar 18^th, 2024 at 6:56am	Print Post
	Thank you for replying. Quote: the less nodes you have in the diagram, the faster its user interaction and rendering are. This is an fascinating for me. I'll try to implement using CompositeNode.


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Slavcho YaBB Moderator Offline tech.support Posts: 3154 Joined: Oct 19^th, 2005	Re: Node and Group v.s. CompositeNode which is better? Reply #3 - Mar 18^th, 2024 at 8:50am	Print Post
	Quote: This is an fascinating for me. Well, you shouldn't be seeing much difference unless you create thousands of nodes. If that's the case, also try the settings from StressTest example. Regards, Slavcho Mindfusion


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