LinkingTool class

The LinkingTool lets a user draw a new Link between two ports, using a mouse-drag operation.

By default an instance of this tool is installed as a mouse-move tool in the Diagram#toolManager as the ToolManager#linkingTool. However this tool may be used modally, as described below.

#canStart calls #findLinkablePort to find a valid "port" element from which (or to which) the user may interactively draw a new link. #doActivate sets up a temporary link and two temporary nodes, one at the start port and one following the mouse.

For a general discussion of validation, see Introduction to Validation.

This tool does not utilize any Adornments or tool handles.

This tool conducts a transaction while the tool is active. A successful linking will result in a "LinkDrawn" DiagramEvent and a "Linking" transaction.

If you want to programmatically start a new user mouse-gesture to draw a new link from a given GraphObject that either is a "port" or may be within the visual tree of a "port", set the #startObject property to let #findLinkablePort find the real "port" element. Then start and activate this tool:

  var tool = myDiagram.toolManager.linkingTool;
  tool.startObject = ...;
  myDiagram.currentTool = tool;
  tool.doActivate();

Implemented types

• LinkingBaseTool

Available extensions

• LinkingBaseTool$Typings
• LinkingTool$Typings
• Tool$Typings

Annotations

• @JS()
• @staticInterop

Constructors

LinkingTool()

factory

Properties

hashCode → int

The hash code for this object.

no setter, inherited

runtimeType → Type

A representation of the runtime type of the object.

no setter, inherited

Methods

noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic

Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.

inherited

toString() → String

A string representation of this object.

inherited

Operators

operator ==(Object other) → bool

The equality operator.

inherited

Static Properties

backwardsOnly ↔ EnumValue

This value for LinkingTool#direction indicates that users may draw new links backwards only (i.e. from "to" node to "from" node).

getter/setter pair

either ↔ EnumValue

This value for LinkingTool#direction indicates that users may draw new links in either direction.

getter/setter pair

forwardsOnly ↔ EnumValue

This value for LinkingTool#direction indicates that users may draw new links forwards only (i.e. from "from" node to "to" node).

getter/setter pair