y.layout
Class LayoutGraphWriter

java.lang.Object
  y.layout.LayoutGraphWriter

public final class LayoutGraphWriter
extends java.lang.Object

This class writes the basic layout and structure as well as existing grouping information of a LayoutGraph instance or a pair of Graph and GraphLayout instances in GML format.

This class is for debugging purposes only and is not recommended for production use.

Constructor Summary

LayoutGraphWriter(Graph graph)
Creates a new instance of LayoutGraphWriter that writes out only the structural information of the graph.

LayoutGraphWriter(Graph graph, GraphLayout layout)
Creates a new instance of LayoutGraphWriter that writes out structural and layout information of the graph.

LayoutGraphWriter(LayoutGraph graph)
Creates a new instance of LayoutGraphWriter that writes out structural and layout information of the graph.

Method Summary

void	write(java.io.File file) Writes the graph to a file in GML format which can be read e.g. by yEd.
void	write(java.lang.String file) Writes the graph to a file in GML format which can be read e.g. by yEd.
void	write(java.io.Writer writer) Writes the graph to a writer in GML format which can be read e.g. by yEd.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LayoutGraphWriter

public LayoutGraphWriter(Graph graph)

Creates a new instance of LayoutGraphWriter that writes out only the structural information of the graph.

Parameters:

graph - the graph to be written

LayoutGraphWriter

public LayoutGraphWriter(LayoutGraph graph)

Creates a new instance of LayoutGraphWriter that writes out structural and layout information of the graph.

Parameters:

graph - the graph to be written containing layout information

LayoutGraphWriter

public LayoutGraphWriter(Graph graph,
                         GraphLayout layout)

Creates a new instance of LayoutGraphWriter that writes out structural and layout information of the graph.

Parameters:

graph - the graph to be written

layout - the layout information of the graph to be written

Method Detail

write

public void write(java.lang.String file)
           throws java.io.IOException

Writes the graph to a file in GML format which can be read e.g. by yEd.

Parameters:

file - the filename

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if creating the file fails

write

public void write(java.io.File file)
           throws java.io.IOException

Writes the graph to a file in GML format which can be read e.g. by yEd.

Parameters:

file - the file

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if creating the file fails

write

public void write(java.io.Writer writer)
           throws java.io.IOException

Writes the graph to a writer in GML format which can be read e.g. by yEd.

Parameters:

writer - the writer

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if creating the file fails