connectionDefaults.contentObject
Defines the label displayed on the connection path.
Example - customizing connection content
<div id="diagram"></div>
<script>
$("#diagram").kendoDiagram({
dataSource: [
{id:"one", name:"One"},
{id:"two", name:"Two"},
{id:"five", name:"Five"},
],
connectionsDataSource:[
{from:"one", to:"two", label: "plus one"},
{from:"one", to:"five", label: "plus three"}
],
layout: "layered",
connectionDefaults: {
content: {
color: "green",
fontFamily: "Segoe UI",
fontSize: 16,
fontStyle: "italic",
fontWeight: 200,
template: "#: dataItem.label #"
}
}
});
</script>connectionDefaults.content.colorString
The color of the connection content text.
connectionDefaults.content.fontFamilyString
The font family of the connection content text.
connectionDefaults.content.fontSizeNumber
The font size of the connection content text.
connectionDefaults.content.fontStyleString
The font style of the connection content text.
connectionDefaults.content.fontWeightString
The font weight of the connection content text.
connectionDefaults.content.templateString|Function
The template which renders the labels.
The fields which can be used in the template are:
- dataItem - the data item, in case a field has been specified
Example - showing values from the connectionDataSource in the connection labels
<div id="diagram"></div>
<script>
var serviceRoot = "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core";
var shapesDataSource = {
transport: {
read: {
url: serviceRoot + "/DiagramShapes"
}
},
schema: {
model: {
fields: {
id: { from: "Id", type: "number" },
JobTitle: { type: "string" },
Color: { type: "string" }
}
}
}
};
var connectionsDataSource = {
transport: {
read: {
url: serviceRoot + "/DiagramConnections"
}
},
schema: {
model: {
id: "id",
fields: {
id: { from: "Id", type: "number" },
from: { from: "FromShapeId", type: "number" },
to: { from: "ToShapeId", type: "number" },
fromX: { from: "FromPointX", type: "number" },
fromY: { from: "FromPointY", type: "number" },
toX: { from: "ToPointX", type: "number" },
toY: { from: "ToPointY", type: "number" }
}
}
}
};
$("#diagram").kendoDiagram({
dataSource: shapesDataSource,
connectionsDataSource: connectionsDataSource,
layout: {
type: "layered"
},
shapeDefaults: {
content: {
template: "#= dataItem.JobTitle #"
},
width: 200
},
connectionDefaults: {
content: {
template: "#: dataItem.from # - #: dataItem.to #"
}
},
dataBound: onDataBound
});
function onDataBound(e) {
var that = this;
setTimeout(function () {
that.bringIntoView(that.shapes);
}, 0);
}
</script>connectionDefaults.content.textString
The static text displayed on the connection.
connectionDefaults.content.visualFunction
A function returning a visual element to render for the content of a connection.
Example - using a content visual for connections
<div id="diagram"></div>
<script>
$("#diagram").kendoDiagram({
dataSource: [{
"name" : "Telerik",
"items": [
{"name": "Kendo UI"},
{"name": "NativeScript"}
]
}],
connectionDefaults: {
content: {
visual: function(e) {
var g = new kendo.dataviz.diagram.Group({
autoSize: true
});
var circle = new kendo.dataviz.diagram.Circle({
width: 15,
height: 15,
fill: {
color: "LimeGreen"
}
});
var text = new kendo.dataviz.diagram.TextBlock({
text: "Foo",
fontSize: 16,
x: 30
});
g.append(circle);
g.append(text);
return g;
}
}
},
layout: {
type: "tree"
}
});
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