NodeShape.AutoLayoutChildShapes Method

Positions the collection of shapes in the diagram automatically.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Diagrams
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.Diagrams.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.Diagrams.11.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub AutoLayoutChildShapes ( _
    shapeElementMap As IDictionary _
)

public void AutoLayoutChildShapes(
    IDictionary shapeElementMap
)

public:
void AutoLayoutChildShapes(
    IDictionary^ shapeElementMap
)

member AutoLayoutChildShapes : 
        shapeElementMap:IDictionary -> unit

public function AutoLayoutChildShapes(
    shapeElementMap : IDictionary
)

Parameters

• shapeElementMap
  Type: IDictionary

  The collection of shapes to automatically position.

Remarks

If the collection contains shapes with relative geometry (for example, pasting two shapes A and B, where component shape B is to the above-and-right of component shape A), we will maintain their relative geometry, and position them in an area that can accommodate their geometry. This area may be off-screen. If pasting inside a compound shape, that compound shape will grow as needed to fit the new children. (This scenario will generally happen for copy/paste.)

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

NodeShape Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Diagrams Namespace