Advanced Concepts

Sometimes, applications have special requirements that necessitate using advanced concepts.

If the graph contains lots of nodes and edges but only a filtered selection should be displayed, the Filtering chapter explains how this can be done with yFiles for HTML. A special case is hierarchically organized graphs where group nodes should be collapsed to hide their children. This can be achieved with the Folding feature.

Some applications contain Tables that organize the nodes in rows and columns. yFiles for HTML supports visualization and interaction with these tables, as well as automatic layout arrangements.

A visually appealing feature is an isometric view of the graph visualization, and yFiles for HTML makes it easy to apply a projection to the view.

As data increases and graphs become larger, it becomes harder to work with them, especially while maintaining good performance. The Large Graph Performance chapter explains different approaches to tackle this problem.

The default visualization technology for yFiles for HTML uses SVG elements, but there are scenarios where WebGL2 Rendering, HTML Rendering or Canvas Rendering is better suited.