A DropInputMode providing a preview of the dragged item.
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Type Parameters
- T
Type Details
- yfiles module
- view-editor
- yfiles-umd modules
- view-editor, view-table, view
- Legacy UMD name
- yfiles.input.ItemDropInputMode
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Constructors
Initializes a new instance of the ItemDropInputMode<T> class for the expected data type.
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Parameters
A map of options to pass to the method.
- expectedType - string
- The type that is used in getData.
- showPreview - boolean
Whether a preview of the dragged element is displayed during the drag This option sets the showPreview property on the created object.
- snappingEnabled - boolean
Whether dragged items are snapped. This option sets the snappingEnabled property on the created object.
- disableSnappingRecognizer - function(Object, EventArgs):boolean
The event recognizer that determines whether to disable snapping temporarily. This option sets the disableSnappingRecognizer property on the created object.
Signature Details
function(eventSource: any, evt: EventArgs) : booleanA callback that recognizes events.Given a sender and an event argument, delegates decide whether the event is treated as a match depending on the context.Parameters
- eventSource - any
- The source of the event.
- evt - EventArgs
- The arguments of the event to be decided to handle.
Returns
- boolean
trueif theevtis considered to be handled.
- highlightDropTarget - boolean
Whether the drop target is highlighted. This option sets the highlightDropTarget property on the created object.
- snapContext - SnapContext
The snapContext which is used to snap the dragged element during the drag. This option sets the snapContext property on the created object.
- dropTarget - IModelItem
The drop target at snappedMousePosition This option sets the dropTarget property on the created object.
- itemCreator - function(IInputModeContext, IGraph, Object, IModelItem, Point):T
The callback for item creation. This option sets the itemCreator property on the created object.
Signature Details
function(context: IInputModeContext, graph: IGraph, dropData: any, dropTarget: IModelItem, dropLocation: Point) : TCreates a copy of the dragged item in graph at the specified location.Parameters
- context - IInputModeContext
- The context for which the item should be created.
- graph - IGraph
- The
in which to create the item. - dropData - any
- The data containg the item that was dragged and should therefore be created.
- dropTarget - IModelItem
- The
on which the item is dropped. - dropLocation - Point
- The location the item should be created.
Returns
- T
- The item that has been created, or
nullif no item should be created.
- priority - number
- exclusive - boolean
A value indicating whether this mode will be the only one running when it has the mutex. This option sets the exclusive property on the created object.
- enabled - boolean
The enabled state of this input mode. This option sets the enabled property on the created object.
- dragDropEffect - DragDropEffects
The DragDropEffects that will be used for drags on the canvas. This option sets the dragDropEffect property on the created object.
- validDropHitTestable - IHitTestable
The IHitTestable that determines whether the given location is a valid drop location. This option sets the validDropHitTestable property on the created object.
- captureMouseInputDuringDrag - boolean
A value indicating whether to capture mouse input during drag operations. This option sets the captureMouseInputDuringDrag property on the created object.
Initializes a new instance of the ItemDropInputMode<T> class for the expected data type.
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Parameters
A map of options to pass to the method.
- expectedType - string[]
- A list of types that are used in getData.
- showPreview - boolean
Whether a preview of the dragged element is displayed during the drag This option sets the showPreview property on the created object.
- snappingEnabled - boolean
Whether dragged items are snapped. This option sets the snappingEnabled property on the created object.
- disableSnappingRecognizer - function(Object, EventArgs):boolean
The event recognizer that determines whether to disable snapping temporarily. This option sets the disableSnappingRecognizer property on the created object.
Signature Details
function(eventSource: any, evt: EventArgs) : booleanA callback that recognizes events.Given a sender and an event argument, delegates decide whether the event is treated as a match depending on the context.Parameters
- eventSource - any
- The source of the event.
- evt - EventArgs
- The arguments of the event to be decided to handle.
Returns
- boolean
trueif theevtis considered to be handled.
- highlightDropTarget - boolean
Whether the drop target is highlighted. This option sets the highlightDropTarget property on the created object.
- snapContext - SnapContext
The snapContext which is used to snap the dragged element during the drag. This option sets the snapContext property on the created object.
- dropTarget - IModelItem
The drop target at snappedMousePosition This option sets the dropTarget property on the created object.
- itemCreator - function(IInputModeContext, IGraph, Object, IModelItem, Point):T
The callback for item creation. This option sets the itemCreator property on the created object.
Signature Details
function(context: IInputModeContext, graph: IGraph, dropData: any, dropTarget: IModelItem, dropLocation: Point) : TCreates a copy of the dragged item in graph at the specified location.Parameters
- context - IInputModeContext
- The context for which the item should be created.
- graph - IGraph
- The
in which to create the item. - dropData - any
- The data containg the item that was dragged and should therefore be created.
- dropTarget - IModelItem
- The
on which the item is dropped. - dropLocation - Point
- The location the item should be created.
Returns
- T
- The item that has been created, or
nullif no item should be created.
- priority - number
- exclusive - boolean
A value indicating whether this mode will be the only one running when it has the mutex. This option sets the exclusive property on the created object.
- enabled - boolean
The enabled state of this input mode. This option sets the enabled property on the created object.
- dragDropEffect - DragDropEffects
The DragDropEffects that will be used for drags on the canvas. This option sets the dragDropEffect property on the created object.
- validDropHitTestable - IHitTestable
The IHitTestable that determines whether the given location is a valid drop location. This option sets the validDropHitTestable property on the created object.
- captureMouseInputDuringDrag - boolean
A value indicating whether to capture mouse input during drag operations. This option sets the captureMouseInputDuringDrag property on the created object.
Properties
Gets or sets a value indicating whether to capture mouse input during drag operations.
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true and thus prevents mouse events from being processed by visuals in the canvas.Defined in
Gets the installed controller.
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Gets or sets the event recognizer that determines whether to disable snapping temporarily.
Signature Details
function(eventSource: any, evt: EventArgs) : boolean
Parameters
- eventSource - any
- The source of the event.
- evt - EventArgs
- The arguments of the event to be decided to handle.
Returns
- boolean
trueif theevtis considered to be handled.
Gets or sets the DragDropEffects that will be used for drags on the canvas.
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Gets the currently dragged item.
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Gets the data carried by a drag operation.
Gets the mouse position after dropping an item.
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Gets the drop target at snappedMousePosition
Gets or sets the enabled state of this input mode.
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Examples
mode.nodeDropInputMode.enabled = falseDefined in
Gets or sets a value indicating whether this mode will be the only one running when it has the mutex.
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The value of this property will be delegated to the exclusive property of the controller.
If this mode is marked as exclusive and has the mutex, all other modes added to the same MultiplexingInputMode will be deactivated. Otherwise it will always run concurrently with all other modes.
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Gets or sets whether the drop target is highlighted.
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Gets the context instance this mode is currently installed in or null if this instance is not installed.
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Implements
Gets a value indicating whether a drag operation is currently in progress.
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Gets or sets the callback for item creation.
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Signature Details
function(context: IInputModeContext, graph: IGraph, dropData: any, dropTarget: IModelItem, dropLocation: Point) : T
Parameters
- context - IInputModeContext
- The context for which the item should be created.
- graph - IGraph
- The
in which to create the item. - dropData - any
- The data containg the item that was dragged and should therefore be created.
- dropTarget - IModelItem
- The
on which the item is dropped. - dropLocation - Point
- The location the item should be created.
Returns
- T
- The item that has been created, or
nullif no item should be created.
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Gets the last processed drag event argument.
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Gets the current mouse position during drag operations.
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Gets the graph displayed as item preview.
Gets the priority of this input mode.
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Implements
Gets or sets whether a preview of the dragged element is displayed during the drag
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Gets or sets the snapContext which is used to snap the dragged element during the drag.
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null (the default) this input mode tries to obtain the snapContext from the IInputModeContext. To explicitly disable snapping, a snapContext implementation that does nothing has to be set to this instance.See Also
Gets the current snapped mouse position during drag operations.
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Gets or sets whether dragged items are snapped.
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Gets or sets the IHitTestable that determines whether the given location is a valid drop location.
Methods
Called to adjust the dropEffect accordingly.
Parameters
A map of options to pass to the method.
- evt - DragEventArgs
- The event args of the drag event to adjust the effects for.
Returns
- ↪boolean
trueif the drag event is handled by this input mode.
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Cleanly cancels this mode.
Implements
Cleanup method that calls cleanUpSnapContext, cleanUpPreview and cleanUpDropTarget.
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Cleans up the item preview.
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Callback registered on the SnapContext that collects SnapResults for the dragged element.
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Parameters
A map of options to pass to the method.
- source - Object
- The SnapContext this callback is registered at.
- evt - CollectSnapResultsEventArgs
- The arguments describing the movement SnapResults shall be collected for.
Helper method that yields a suitably configured InputModeEventArgs for this input mode.
Returns
- ↪InputModeEventArgs
- An input mode event argument that is configured for this instance.
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Returns the drop target at the specified location.
Remarks
null is returned.Parameters
A map of options to pass to the method.
- dragLocation - Point
- The location to return the drop target for.
Returns
- ↪IModelItem
- The drop target at the specified location or
nullif no drop target can be found.
Initializes the item preview.
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Initializes the snapping context.
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Installs this mode into the given canvas.
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Parameters
A map of options to pass to the method.
- context - IInputModeContext
- the context to install this mode into
- controller - ConcurrencyController
- The controller for this mode.
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Implements
Called after cancel has been called.
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Can be overridden in subclasses to perform additional actions after the mode has been canceled.
This implementation does nothing.
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Called after the active property of the installed ConcurrencyController has been set to true.
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Can be overridden in subclasses to perform additional actions after the mode has been activated.
Overriding implementations should call the base implementation.
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Called after the active property of the installed ConcurrencyController has been set to false.
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Can be overridden in subclasses to perform additional actions after the mode has been deactivated.
Overriding implementations should call the base implementation.
Overrides
Called once a drag has been dropped on the canvas.
Overrides
Called once a drag has entered the canvas.
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Overrides
Called whenever a drag is over the canvas.
Overrides
Called once a drag has left the canvas.
Overrides
Called whenever a new item is created
Called after tryStop has been called.
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Can be overridden in subclasses to perform additional actions after the mode has been stopped.
This implementation does nothing.
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Subclasses shall fill the specified graph that is used to preview the dragged item.
Parameters
A map of options to pass to the method.
- previewGraph - IGraph
- The preview graph to fill.
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Sets the drag location and calls updatePreview to update the layout of item preview based on the mouse coordinates and the results of the snapContext.
Parameters
A map of options to pass to the method.
- location - Point
- The current location of the mouse in world coordinates.
Overrides
Overridden to only return true if this instance does not currently have the input mutex.
Uninstalls this mode from the canvas.
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Parameters
A map of options to pass to the method.
- context - IInputModeContext
- the context
Implements
Calls getDropTarget for snappedMousePosition and sets the returned item as dropTarget.
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Parameters
A map of options to pass to the method.
- dragLocation - Point
- The location to update the drop target for.
Subclasses shall update the preview graph so the dragged item is displayed at the specified dragLocation.
Parameters
A map of options to pass to the method.
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Events
Occurs when a drag operation is dropped onto the CanvasComponent into which this instance is installed.
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No event is raised
- if this instance is not enabled,
- if another concurrent input mode is active or
- the data from the drag operation does not conform to the expected type.
To get additional data for the event, clients should use the sender which is set to the sending DropInputMode. The EventArgs provide no useful data.
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Event Registration
addDragDroppedListener(function(this, InputModeEventArgs):void)Event Deregistration
removeDragDroppedListener(function(this, InputModeEventArgs):void)Signature Details
function(sender: this, evt: InputModeEventArgs)
Parameters
- sender - this
- The source of the event.
- evt - InputModeEventArgs
- An object that contains the event data.
Occurs when a drag operation enters the CanvasComponent into which this instance is installed.
Remarks
No event is raised
- if this instance is not enabled,
- if another concurrent input mode is active or
- the data from the drag operation does not conform to the expected type.
To get additional data for the event, clients should use the sender which is set to the sending DropInputMode. The EventArgs provide no useful data.
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Event Registration
addDragEnteredListener(function(this, InputModeEventArgs):void)Event Deregistration
removeDragEnteredListener(function(this, InputModeEventArgs):void)Signature Details
function(sender: this, evt: InputModeEventArgs)
Parameters
- sender - this
- The source of the event.
- evt - InputModeEventArgs
- An object that contains the event data.
Occurs when a drag operation leaves the CanvasComponent into which this instance is installed.
Remarks
No event is raised
- if this instance is not enabled,
- if another concurrent input mode is active or
- the data from the drag operation does not conform to the expected type.
To get additional data for the event, clients should use the sender which is set to the sending DropInputMode. The EventArgs provide no useful data.
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Event Registration
addDragLeftListener(function(this, InputModeEventArgs):void)Event Deregistration
removeDragLeftListener(function(this, InputModeEventArgs):void)Signature Details
function(sender: this, evt: InputModeEventArgs)
Parameters
- sender - this
- The source of the event.
- evt - InputModeEventArgs
- An object that contains the event data.
Occurs when a drag operation drags over the CanvasComponent into which this instance is installed.
Remarks
No event is raised
- if this instance is not enabled,
- if another concurrent input mode is active or
- the data from the drag operation does not conform to the expected type.
To get additional data for the event, clients should use the sender which is set to the sending DropInputMode. The EventArgs provide no useful data.
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Event Registration
addDragOverListener(function(this, InputModeEventArgs):void)Event Deregistration
removeDragOverListener(function(this, InputModeEventArgs):void)Signature Details
function(sender: this, evt: InputModeEventArgs)
Parameters
- sender - this
- The source of the event.
- evt - InputModeEventArgs
- An object that contains the event data.
Occurs when a new item gets created by this input mode.
Event Registration
addItemCreatedListener(function(this, ItemEventArgs<T>):void)Event Deregistration
removeItemCreatedListener(function(this, ItemEventArgs<T>):void)Signature Details
function(sender: this, evt: ItemEventArgs<T>)
Parameters
- sender - this
- The source of the event.
- evt - ItemEventArgs<T>
- An object that contains the event data.