AnnealLayout.Stages Property

Gets or sets how many cool-down stages the algorithm should simulate.

 Syntax

VB6

Public Property Get Stages() As Long
Public Property Let Stages( _
    ByVal value As Long _
)

C++

public:
int get_Stages ()
void put_Stages (
    int value
)

 Property Value

A long value. The default is 15.

 Remarks

At each stage the algorithm evaluates different graph arrangements produced by modifying the best configuration from the previous stage. The modifications are done by shifting nodes by a distance that depends on the current temperature. The TemperatureScale property specifies how much the temperature decreases at each stage. IterationsPerStage specifies how many configurations are evaluated at each stage.