• Start
• Introduction
  • First Steps
  • License
  • Toolbox Components
• Basic Tutorial
  • Basic  Application
  • Editing Diagrams
  • Creating Diagrams
  • Connecting Shapes
  • Styles
  • Layout
  • Libraries
  • Templates
  • Permissions
• Concepts
  • Shapes
    • Understanding Shape Creation
    • Drawing a Shape
  • Project and Libraries
  • Control Points
  • Shape Connections
  • Templates
  • Designs and Styles
  • Layers
  • Persistency
    • Overview
    • How Persistency Works
    • Repository Versioning
    • The CachedRepository
    • The Stores
    • Implementing Entities
  • Model Objects
    • Model and Shape
  • Commands
  • Diagnostics
  • Security
  • Groups and Aggregations
  • Automatic Layouting
• User Tasks
  • Changing Shape Properties
  • Changing the Shape Color
    • Setting the Shape Color Directly in the User Interface
    • Setting the Shape Color via the Template Editor
    • Setting the Shape Color via the Design Editor
  • Changing the Font of a Shape
    • Setting the Font Directly in the User Interface
    • Setting the Font via the Template Editor
    • Setting the Font via the Design Editor
  • Changing a Shape's Visual Appearance
    • Setting the Shape's Style Directly in the User Interface
    • Setting the Shape's Style via the Template Editor
    • Setting the Shape's Style via the Design Editor
• Programmer Tasks
  • Changing Shape Properties Programmatically
  • Changing the Shape Color Programmatically
    • Directly in the Shape
    • In the Template
    • In the Design
  • Connecting Shapes
  • Linking NShape Components
  • Controlling User Access
    • Defining User Roles and Permissions
    • Assigning Security Domains
  • Customizing Context Menus
    • Hiding Unauthorized Menu Items
    • Extending Built-In Context Menus
    • Integrate NShape Commands in your Own Context Menus
  • Customizing the Toolbox
    • Automatic Template Creation
    • Loading a Template Project
    • Filling the Toolbox Manually
  • Developing a New Shape Class
    • Creating the Shape Class
    • Shaping the Shape
    • Defining the Control Points
    • Adding Persistency Support
      • Providing the Entity Description
      • Implementing the Load Method
      • Implementing the Save Method
      • Supporting Repository Versions
    • Define Shape Specific Commands
• Class Reference
  • Namespace Dataweb.NShape
    • AdoNetStore Class
    • BackupFileGenerationMode Enumeration
    • CapShape Enumeration
    • CapStyle Class
    • CapStyleCollection Class
    • CharacterStyle Class
    • CharacterStyleCollection Class
    • CircleBase Class
    • CircularArcBase Class
    • ColorStyle Class
      • ColorStyle Constructor
    • ColorStyleCollection Class
    • CompositeShapeAggregation Class
    • ControlPointCapabilities Enumeration
    • ControlPointId Struct
      • != Operator
      • == Operator
      • Any Property
      • ControlPointId Operator
      • Equals Method
      • FirstVertex Property
      • GetHashCode Method
      • int Operator
      • LastVertex Property
      • None Property
      • Reference Property
      • ToString Method
    • DashType Enumeration
    • Design Class
      • Assign Method
      • Design Constructor
    • Diagram Class
      • AddShapesToLayers Method
      • AddShapeToLayers Method
      • DrawBackground Method
      • DrawShapes Method
      • Layers Property
      • RemoveShapeFromLayers Method
      • Shapes Property
    • FillMode Enumeration
    • FillStyle Class
    • FillStyleCollection Class
    • ICapStyle Interface
      • CapShape Property
      • CapSize Property
      • ColorStyle Property
    • ICapStyles Interface
      • Indexer
    • ICharacterStyle Interface
      • ColorStyle Property
      • FontFamily Property
      • FontName Property
      • Size Property
      • SizeInPoints Property
      • Style Property
    • ICharacterStyles Interface
      • Indexer
    • IColorStyle Interface
      • Color Property
      • ConvertToGray Property
      • Transparency Property
    • IColorStyles Interface
      • Indexer
    • IFillStyle Interface
      • AdditionalColorStyle Property
      • BaseColorStyle Property
      • ConvertToGray Property
      • FillMode Property
      • FillPattern Property
      • GradientAngle Property
      • Image Property
      • ImageGammaCorrection Property
      • ImageLayout Property
      • ImageTransparency Property
    • IFillStyles Interface
      • Indexer
    • ILinearShape Interface
      • AddConnectionPoint Method
      • AddVertex Method
      • CalcNormalVector Method
      • GetNextVertexId Method
      • GetPreviousVertexId Method
      • InsertVertex Method
      • RemoveConnectionPoint Method
      • RemoveVertex Method
      • IsDirected Property
      • MaxVertexCount Property
      • MinVertexCount Property
      • VertexCount Property
    • ILineStyle Interface
      • ColorStyle Property
      • DashCap Property
      • DashPattern Property
      • DashType Property
      • LineJoin Property
      • LineWidth Property
    • ILineStyles Interface
      • Indexer
    • ImageFileFormat Enumeration
    • ImageFileLocation Enumeration
    • ImageLayoutMode Enumeration
    • IParagraphStyle Interface
      • Alignment Property
      • Padding Property
      • Trimming Property
      • WordWrap Property
    • IParagraphStyles Interface
      • Indexer
    • IPlanarShape Interface
      • Angle Property
      • FillStyle Property
    • IRepository Interface
      • Create Method
      • Version Property
      • GetDiagram Method
      • GetDiagramShapes Method
      • GetDiagrams Method
      • Delete Method
      • DeleteAll Method
      • Insert Method
      • InsertAll Method
    • ISecurityDomainObject Interface
      • SecurityDomainName Property
    • ISecurityManager Interface
      • IsGranted Method
    • IShapeCollection Interface
      • FindShapeFromPosition Method
      • Add Method
      • LiftShape Method
      • RemoveShape Method
      • Replace Method
    • IStyle Interface
      • Name Property
      • Title Property
    • IStyleSet Interface
      • CapStyles Property
      • CharacterStyles Property
      • ColorStyles Property
      • FillStyles Property
      • GetPreviewStyle Method
      • LineStyles Property
      • ParagraphStyles Property
    • LineStyle Class
    • LineStyleCollection Class
    • OverlappingShapesAction Enumeration
    • ParagraphStyle Class
    • ParagraphStyleCollection Class
    • Permission Enumeration
    • PointerTool Class
    • Project Class
      • SecurityManager Property
      • AutoLoadLibraries Property
      • LibrarySearchPaths Property
      • AddLibrary Method
      • AddLibraryByName Method
      • AddLibraryByFilePath Method
    • RelativePosition Structure
      • != Operator
      • == Operator
      • A Property
      • B Property
      • Empty Property
      • Equals Method
      • GetHashCode Method
    • ResizeModifiers Enumeration
    • RoleBasedSecurityManager Class
    • SecurityAccess Enumeration
    • SelectionTool Class
    • Shape Class
      • CalculateAbsolutePosition Method
      • CalculateConnectionFoot Method
      • CalculateNormalVector Method
      • CalculateRelativePosition Method
      • CanConnect Method
      • Children Property
      • ChildrenCollection Property
      • Clone Method
      • Connect Method
      • ContainsPoint Method
      • CopyFrom Method
      • CreateChildrenCollection Method
      • Delete
      • Diagram Property
      • Disconnect Method
      • DisplayService Property
      • Draw Method
      • DrawOutline Method
      • DrawThumbnail Method
      • FindNearestControlPoint Method
      • Fit Method
      • FollowConnectionPointWithGluePoint Method
      • GetBoundingRectangle Method
      • GetConnectionInfo
      • GetConnectionInfos Method
      • GetControlPointIds Method
      • GetControlPointPosition Method
      • GetMenuItemDefs Method
      • HasControlPointCapability
      • HasStyle Method
      • HitTest Method
      • InitializeToDefault
      • IntersectOutline Method
      • IntersectOutlineWithLineSegment Method
      • IntersectsWith Method
      • Invalidate Method
      • IsConnected Method
      • LineStyle Property
      • MakePreview Method
      • ModelObject
      • ModelPropertyChanged
      • MoveBy Method
      • MoveControlPointBy Method
      • MoveControlPointTo Method
      • MoveTo Method
      • Parent
      • Rotate Method
      • SecurityDomainName Property
      • Tag
      • Template
      • Type
      • X Property
      • Y Property
      • Data Property
    • ShapeCollection Class
    • SqlStore Class
    • StandardCapStyleNames Class
    • StandardCharacterStyleNames Class
    • StandardColorStyleNames Class
    • StandardFillStyleNames Class
    • StandardLineStyleNames Class
    • StandardParagraphStyleNames Class
    • StandardRole Enumeration
    • StandardStyleNames Class
    • Style Class
      • Assign Method
    • StyleCategory Enumeration
    • StyleCollection<TStyle> Generic Class
    • Template Class
      • GetPropertyMappings Method
      • MapProperties Method
      • UnmapProperties Method
    • TemplateTool Class
    • TextPadding Struct
    • Tool Class
      • EnterDisplay Method
      • LeaveDisplay Method
      • ProcessKeyEvent Method
      • ProcessMouseEvent Method
    • ToolResult Enumeration
    • XmlStore Class
    • ZOrderDestination Enumeration
  • Namespace Dataweb.NShape.Advanced
    • CachedRepository Class
    • CaptionedShapeBase Class
    • CommandMenuItemDef Class
    • CustomizableMetaFile Class
    • DiameterShapeBase Class
    • DiamondBase Class
    • EllipseBase Class
    • EntityCatgory Enumeration
    • EntityFieldDefinition Class
    • EntityInnerObjectsDefinition Class
    • EntityPropertyDefinition Class
    • FormatModelMapping Class
      • MappingType Enumeration
    • GroupShapeAggregation Class
    • ICacheCollection<TEntity> Generic Interface
    • ICaptionedShape Interface
    • IDisplayService Interface
    • IEntity Interface
      • AssignId Method
      • Delete Method
      • EntityTypeName Property
      • GetPropertyDefinitions method
      • Id Property
      • LoadFields Method
      • LoadInnerObjects Method
      • SaveFields Method
      • SaveInnerObjects Method
    • IEntityType Interface
    • ILayerCollection Interface
      • Items Property
      • FindLayer Method
      • GetLayer Method
      • GetLayers Method
      • RenameLayer Method
    • ImageBasedShape Class
    • IModelMapping Interface
    • IModelObject Interface
    • IReadOnlyCollection<T> Interface
    • IReadOnlyModelObjectTypeCollection Interface
    • IReadOnlyShapeCollection Interface
    • IReadOnlyShapeTypeCollection Interface
    • IRegistrar Interface
    • IRepositoryReader Interface
      • BeginReadInnerObject Method
      • BeginReadInnerObjects Method
      • EndReadInnerObject Method
      • EndReadInnerObjects Method
      • ReadBool Method
      • ReadByte Method
      • ReadChar Method
      • ReadCapStyle Method
      • ReadCharacterStyle Method
      • ReadColorStyle Method
      • ReadDate Method
      • ReadDouble Method
      • ReadFillStyle Method
      • ReadFloat Method
      • ReadImage Method
      • ReadInt16 Method
      • ReadInt32 Method
      • ReadInt64 Method
      • ReadLineStyle Method
      • ReadModelObject Method
      • ReadParagraphStyle Method
      • ReadShape Method
      • ReadString Method
      • ReadTemplate Method
    • IRepositoryWriter Interface
      • BeginWriteInnerObject Method
      • BeginWriteInnerObjects Method
      • EndWriteInnerObject Method
      • EndWriteInnerObjects Method
      • WriteBool Method
      • WriteByte Method
      • WriteChar Method
      • WriteDate Method
      • WriteDouble Method
      • WriteFloat Method
      • WriteImage Method
      • WriteInt16 Method
      • WriteInt32 Method
      • WriteInt64 Method
      • WriteModelObject Method
      • WriteString Method
      • WriteStyle Method
      • WriteTemplate Method
    • IShapeGroup Interface
    • IsoscelesTriangleBase Class
    • IStoreCache Interface
    • IStyleSetProvider Interface
    • ItemState Enumeration
    • LabelBase Class
    • Layer Class
    • LayerIds Enumeration
    • LinearShapeCreationTool Class
    • LineShapeBase Class
    • MenuItemDef Class
      • Execute Method
      • IsGranted Method
    • ModelMappingBase Class
    • ModelObjectType Class
    • NamedImage Class
    • NShapeLibraryInitializer Class
    • NumericModelMapping Class
      • MappingType Enumeration
    • PathBasedPlanarShape Class
    • PlanarShapeCreationTool Class
    • PolylineBase Class
    • PropertyMappingIdAttribute Class
    • ReadOnlyList<T> Generic Class
    • RectangleBase Class
    • RenderingQuality Enumeration
    • RepositoryReader Class
      • BeginReadInnerObjects Method
      • BeginReadInnerObject Method
      • EndReadInnerObjects Method
      • EndReadInnerObject Method
    • RepositoryWriter Class
      • BeginWriteInnerObjects Methods
      • BeginWriteInnerObject Method
      • EndWriteInnerObjects Method
      • EndWriteInnerObject Method
    • RequiredPermissionAttribute Class
    • ShapeAggregation Class
    • ShapeBase Class
      • BeginMove Method
      • BeginResize Method
      • BeginRotate Method
      • CalcGluePoint Method
      • Children Property
      • Draw Method
      • EndMove Method
      • EndResize Method
      • EndRotate Method
      • InvalidateDrawCache Method
      • MoveBy Method
      • MoveByCore Method
      • MoveControlPointBy Method
      • MovePointByCore Method
      • Owner Property
      • RecalcDrawCache Method
      • Rotate Method
      • RotateCore Method
      • SetPreviewStyles Method
      • TransformDrawCache Method
      • UpdateDrawCache Method
    • ShapeGroup Class
    • ShapeType Class
      • CreateInstance Method
      • CreatePreviewInstance Method
      • GetPropertyDefinitions Method
      • Name Property
      • ShapeType Constructor
      • DefaultCategoryTitle Property
      • Description Property
      • FullName Property
      • LibraryName Property
      • SupportsAutoTemplates Property
    • SquareBase Class
    • Store Class
      • CheckModelObjectInUse Method
      • CheckShapeTypeInUse Method
      • CheckStyleInUse Method
      • CheckTemplateInUse Method
      • Close Method
      • Create Method
      • Erase Method
      • Exists Method
      • LoadChildModelObjects Method
      • LoadChildShapes Method
      • LoadDesigns Method
      • LoadDiagrams Method
      • LoadDiagramShapes Method
      • LoadModel Method
      • LoadModelModelObjects Method
      • LoadProjects Method
      • LoadTemplateModelObjects Method
      • LoadTemplates Method
      • LoadTemplateShapes Method
      • Open Method
      • ProjectName Property
      • ReadVersion Method
      • SaveChanges Method
      • Version Property
    • StyleModelMapping Class
      • AddValueRange Method
      • MappingType Enumeration
    • TerminalId Struct
      • != Operator
      • == Operator
      • Equals Method
      • Generic Property
      • GetHashCode Method
      • int Operator
      • Invalid Property
      • TerminalId Operator
      • ToString Method
    • TextBase Class
    • ToolCache Class
      • Clear Method
      • GetBrush Method
      • GetCapBounds Method
      • GetCapPoints Method
      • GetFont Method
      • GetPen Method
      • GetStringFormat Method
      • GetTransformedBrush Method
      • NotifyStyleChanged Method
      • RemoveStyleSetTools Method
  • Namespace Dataweb.NShape.Commands
    • Command Class
      • IsAllowed Method
      • Repository Property
    • ICommand Interface
  • Namespace Dataweb.NShape.Controllers
    • ControlPointShape Enumeration
    • DesignController Class
    • DiagramController Class
    • DiagramSetController Class
      • CreateDiagram Method
      • Project Property
      • ShapeSelectionChanged Event
    • IDiagramPresenter Interface
    • ILayerView Interface
    • IPropertyController Interface
    • LayerController Class
      • RemoveLayer Method
    • LayerPresenter Class
    • ModelController Class
      • Changed Event
      • CreateModelObject Method
      • DeleteModelObjects Method
      • GetChildModelObjects Method
      • Initialized Event
      • ModelObjectsChanged Event
      • ModelObjectsCreated Event
      • ModelObjectsDeleted Event
      • RenameModelObject Method
      • Uninitialized Event
    • PropertyController Class
    • TemplateController Class
    • ToolSetController Class
    • IndicatorDrawMode Enumeration
    • KeyEventType Enumeration
    • KeysDg Enumeration
    • MouseButtonsDg Enumeration
    • MouseEventType Enumeration
    • NonEditableDisplayMode Enumeration
    • TemplateControllerEditMode Enumeration
    • LayerItem Enumeration
  • Namespace Dataweb.NShape.Layouters
    • ExpansionLayouter Class
    • FlowLayouter Class
    • GridLayouter
    • ILayouter Interface
    • LayouterBase Class
    • RepulsionLayouter Class
  • Namespace Dataweb.NShape.WinFormsUI
    • DesignPresenter Class
    • Display Class
    • ModelTreeViewPresenter Class
    • PropertyPresenter Class
    • TemplatePresenter Class
    • ToolSetListViewPresenter Class
• Glossary