Package com.yworks.yfiles.layout.orthogonal

Provides orthogonal layout style algorithms.

See: Description

Class Summary

Class	Description
CompactOrthogonalLayout	This layout algorithm arranges a graph in a compact, orthogonal fashion.
EdgeLayoutDescriptor	This class provides layout information for the edges of the graph.
KanCompactor	Performs compaction for quasi-orthogonal shapes in the Kandinsky-Model.
KandinskyConstants	This class defines constants used in the kandinsky layouter.
OrthogonalLayout	This layout algorithm arranges graphs in an orthogonal fashion.
OrthogonalLayoutData	Specifies custom data for the OrthogonalLayout.

Enum Summary

Enum	Description
LayoutStyle

Package com.yworks.yfiles.layout.orthogonal Description

Provides orthogonal layout style algorithms.

In an orthogonal layout, each edge is drawn as an alternating sequence of horizontal and vertical line segments. Algorithm implementations support layout of graphs that are "flat" as well as hierarchically grouped graphs, i.e., graphs where nodes can be nested within other nodes to arbitrary depth.

The main algorithm class is OrthogonalLayout.

In addition to general orthogonal layouts, it provides support for an edge routing that satisfies edge path-related constraints. This highlights a main layout direction by preferring edge routes in that direction.

Example Graphs

Default orthogonal layout

Orthogonal layout of a hierarchically grouped graph

Directed orthogonal layout with grouped edges. Marked edges are those that are considered directed.

Related Documentation

See the yFiles Developer's Guide sections on Orthogonal Layout and Orthogonal Layout of Hierarchically Organized Graphs for descriptions of the yFiles orthogonal layout style algorithms.
The sections on Directed Orthogonal Layout discusses directed orthogonal layout.