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Creating an organizational chart using AddFlow for .NET

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Introduction

The following code shows how to create an organization chart programmatically using the AddFlow for .NET API.

Detail

// Set some default properties for nodes

AddFlow1.DefNodeProp.Gradient = true;

AddFlow1.DefNodeProp.TextColor = Color.Blue;

AddFlow1.DefNodeProp.FillColor = Color.White;

AddFlow1.DefNodeProp.GradientColor= Color.Silver;

AddFlow1.DefNodeProp.Shape.Style = ShapeStyle.Rectangle;

AddFlow1.DefNodeProp.Shadow.Style = ShadowStyle.RightBottom;

AddFlow1.DefNodeProp.Shadow.Color = Color.Silver;

AddFlow1.DefNodeProp.Shadow.Size = new Size(4, 4);

// Set some default properties for link

AddFlow1.DefLinkProp.DrawColor = Color.Red;

// Create some nodes...

// The shape of the first "root" node is an ellipse instead of

// the default rectangular one.

Node node0 = new Node(0, 0, 80, 48, "World Company", AddFlow1.DefNodeProp);

node0.Shape.Style = ShapeStyle.Ellipse;

// Other nodes are rectangular (default shape in this case)

Node node1 = new Node(0, 0, 80, 48, "Sales", AddFlow1.DefNodeProp);

Node node2 = new Node(0, 0, 80, 48, "Development", AddFlow1.DefNodeProp);

Node node3 = new Node(0, 0, 80, 48, "Jack", AddFlow1.DefNodeProp);

node3.FillColor = Color.Yellow;

Node node4 = new Node(0, 0, 80, 48, "Paul", AddFlow1.DefNodeProp);

node4.FillColor = Color.Yellow;

// Create 4 links

// Display the diagram using a tree layout algorithm

TFlow tflow = new TFlow();

tflow.LayerDistance = 80; // Distance between layers

tflow.VertexDistance = 80; // Distance between adjancant nodes