org.eclipse.graphiti.services
Interface IPeService

All Superinterfaces:

IPeCreateService, IPeLayoutService

public interface IPeService
extends IPeCreateService, IPeLayoutService

The interface IPeService provides convenient services for the creation and layout of pictogram elements.

Method Summary

void	deletePictogramElement(PictogramElement pe) Deletes the given pictogram element (and with it all aggregated elements!).
PictogramElement	getActiveContainerPe(GraphicsAlgorithm ga) Gets the active container pe.
PictogramElement	getActiveContainerPe(PictogramElement pictogramElement) Gets the active container pe.
List<Connection>	getAllConnections(Anchor anchor) Returns all connections of an anchor.
List<Connection>	getAllConnections(AnchorContainer anchorContainer) Returns all connections of an anchor container.
Collection<PictogramElement>	getAllContainedPictogramElements(PictogramElement pe) Gets the all contained pictogram elements.
Collection<Shape>	getAllContainedShapes(ContainerShape cs) Returns all the contained container shapes.
Anchor	getChopboxAnchor(AnchorContainer anchorContainer) Gets the chopbox anchor.
Diagram	getDiagramForAnchor(Anchor anchor) Returns the diagram for the given anchor.
Diagram	getDiagramForPictogramElement(PictogramElement pe) Returns the diagram for the given pictogram element.
Diagram	getDiagramForShape(Shape shape) Returns the diagram for the given shape.
EObject[]	getElementsNotInDiagram(EObject[] elements, Diagram diagram) From the given elements, returns all elements that are not linked by a PictogramLink in the given Diagram.
List<Connection>	getIncomingConnections(AnchorContainer anchorContainer) Returns the incoming connections of an anchor container.
Object[]	getLinkedPictogramElements(EObject[] elements, Diagram diagram) Return all the pictogram elements of the given Diagram which have at least one link to one of the given elements.
List<Connection>	getOutgoingConnections(AnchorContainer anchorContainer) Returns the outgoing connections of an anchor container.
Collection<PictogramElement>	getPictogramElementChildren(PictogramElement pe) Returns a pictogram element's children.
PictogramElement	getPictogramElementParent(PictogramElement pe) Gets the pictogram element parent.
Property	getProperty(PropertyContainer propertyContainer, String key) Returns the property of a given property container for a specific key.
String	getPropertyValue(PropertyContainer propertyContainer, String key) Returns the first element of the property values of a given property container for a specific key.
void	moveBendpoints(IExecutionInfo executionInfo) Move bendpoints.
boolean	removeProperty(PropertyContainer propertyContainer, String key) Removes the property of a given property container for a specific key.
void	sendToBack(Shape shape) Reorders parent's children to make the given shape the backmost one.
void	sendToFront(Shape shape) Reorders parent's children to make the given shape the frontmost one.
void	setPropertyValue(PropertyContainer propertyContainer, String key, String value) Sets/modifies the property's value of a given property container for a specific key.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.graphiti.services.IPeCreateService

createBoxRelativeAnchor, createChopboxAnchor, createCompositeConnection, createConnectionDecorator, createContainerShape, createCurvedConnection, createDiagram, createDiagram, createDiagram, createDiagram, createFixPointAnchor, createFreeFormConnection, createManhattanConnection, createShape

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.graphiti.services.IPeLayoutService

getConnectionMidpoint, getGaBoundsForAnchor, getLocationInfo, getLocationRelativeToDiagram, getLocationRelativeToDiagram

Method Detail

deletePictogramElement

void deletePictogramElement(PictogramElement pe)

Deletes the given pictogram element (and with it all aggregated elements!).

Parameters:

pe - the pictogram element to delete

getActiveContainerPe

PictogramElement getActiveContainerPe(GraphicsAlgorithm ga)

Gets the active container pe.

Parameters:

ga - the ga

Returns:

the active container pe

getActiveContainerPe

PictogramElement getActiveContainerPe(PictogramElement pictogramElement)

Gets the active container pe.

Parameters:

pictogramElement - the pictogram element

Returns:

the active container pe

getAllConnections

List<Connection> getAllConnections(Anchor anchor)

Returns all connections of an anchor.

Parameters:

anchor - the anchor

Returns:

list of connections

getAllConnections

List<Connection> getAllConnections(AnchorContainer anchorContainer)

Returns all connections of an anchor container.

Parameters:

anchorContainer - the anchor container

Returns:

list of connections

getAllContainedPictogramElements

Collection<PictogramElement> getAllContainedPictogramElements(PictogramElement pe)

Gets the all contained pictogram elements.

Parameters:

pe - the pe

Returns:

the all contained pictogram elements

getAllContainedShapes

Collection<Shape> getAllContainedShapes(ContainerShape cs)

Returns all the contained container shapes. Dives through the whole shapes tree.

Parameters:

cs - the container shape

Returns:

all the contained container shapes

getChopboxAnchor

Anchor getChopboxAnchor(AnchorContainer anchorContainer)

Gets the chopbox anchor.

Parameters:

anchorContainer - the anchor container

Returns:

The chopbox anchor of the anchor container if one exist, otherwise null

getDiagramForAnchor

Diagram getDiagramForAnchor(Anchor anchor)

Returns the diagram for the given anchor.

Parameters:

anchor - the anchor

Returns:

the diagram

getDiagramForPictogramElement

Diagram getDiagramForPictogramElement(PictogramElement pe)

Returns the diagram for the given pictogram element.

Parameters:

pe - the pe

Returns:

the diagram

getDiagramForShape

Diagram getDiagramForShape(Shape shape)

Returns the diagram for the given shape.

Parameters:

shape - the shape

Returns:

the diagram

getElementsNotInDiagram

EObject[] getElementsNotInDiagram(EObject[] elements,
                                  Diagram diagram)

From the given elements, returns all elements that are not linked by a PictogramLink in the given Diagram.

Parameters:

elements - the elements

diagram - the diag

Returns:

the elements not in diagram

getIncomingConnections

List<Connection> getIncomingConnections(AnchorContainer anchorContainer)

Returns the incoming connections of an anchor container.

Parameters:

anchorContainer - the anchor container

Returns:

list of incoming connections

getLinkedPictogramElements

Object[] getLinkedPictogramElements(EObject[] elements,
                                    Diagram diagram)

Return all the pictogram elements of the given Diagram which have at least one link to one of the given elements.

Parameters:

elements - the elements

diagram - the diag

Returns:

the linked pictogram elements

getOutgoingConnections

List<Connection> getOutgoingConnections(AnchorContainer anchorContainer)

Returns the outgoing connections of an anchor container.

Parameters:

anchorContainer - the anchor container

Returns:

list of outgoing connections

getPictogramElementChildren

Collection<PictogramElement> getPictogramElementChildren(PictogramElement pe)

Returns a pictogram element's children.
Some Examples: returns all connections of a diagram, all shapes of a container shape, all decorators of a connection, all anchors of an anchor container

Parameters:

pe - the given pictogram element

Returns:

all the pictogram element's children

getPictogramElementParent

PictogramElement getPictogramElementParent(PictogramElement pe)

Gets the pictogram element parent.

Parameters:

pe - the pe

Returns:

the pictogram element parent

getProperty

Property getProperty(PropertyContainer propertyContainer,
                     String key)

Returns the property of a given property container for a specific key.

Parameters:

propertyContainer - The property container (e.g. PictogramElement or GraphicsAlgorithm)

key - The property key

Returns:

The property for the key

getPropertyValue

String getPropertyValue(PropertyContainer propertyContainer,
                        String key)

Returns the first element of the property values of a given property container for a specific key.

Parameters:

propertyContainer - The property container (e.g. PictogramElement or GraphicsAlgorithm)

key - The property key

Returns:

The fist value of the property values for the key

moveBendpoints

void moveBendpoints(IExecutionInfo executionInfo)

Move bendpoints.

Parameters:

executionInfo - the execution info

removeProperty

boolean removeProperty(PropertyContainer propertyContainer,
                       String key)

Removes the property of a given property container for a specific key.

Parameters:

propertyContainer - The property container (e.g. PictogramElement or GraphicsAlgorithm)

key - The property key

Returns:

True, if the property existed

sendToBack

void sendToBack(Shape shape)

Reorders parent's children to make the given shape the backmost one. This is a convenient service to modify the z order. The z order of shapes in their containers can also be modified by changing the order of the children in the corresponding container shape directly. The last element in the list will be painted on top.

Parameters:

shape - shape to make the backmost one

sendToFront

void sendToFront(Shape shape)

Reorders parent's children to make the given shape the frontmost one. This is a convenient service to modify the z order. The z order of shapes in their containers can also be modified by changing the order of the children in the corresponding container shape directly. The last element in the list will be painted on top.

Parameters:

shape - shape to make the frontmost one

setPropertyValue

void setPropertyValue(PropertyContainer propertyContainer,
                      String key,
                      String value)

Sets/modifies the property's value of a given property container for a specific key.
The property object will be created if it does not exist.

Parameters:

propertyContainer - The property container (e.g. PictogramElement or GraphicsAlgorithm)

key - The property key

value - The new property value