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HierarchyLayoutParameters
Optional parameters for a Hierarchy layout
NameTypeDescription
absoluteBacked?booleanDefaults to false. If true, then the layout will use any position values found in the data for a given vertex.
alignment?HierarchyLayoutAlignmentOptional, defaults to HierarchyLayoutAlignmentValues.center. Instructs the layout how to place child nodes with respect to their parent nodes. By default, a group of child nodes is centered on its parent. The layout also supports "start" and "end" for this value, which work in much the same way as "flex-start" and "flex-end" do in CSS: for a layout with the root at the top of the tree and the child nodes underneath, a value of "start" for align would cause the first child of the root to be placed immediately under the root, with its first child immediately underneath, etc. The remainder of the content would fan out to the right. This option also works in conjunction with invert and axis:HierarchyLayoutAxisValues.vertical.
axis?HierarchyLayoutAxisEither horizontal (the default, groups of child vertices are laid out in rows) or vertical (groups of child vertices are laid out in columns)
gatherUnattachedRoots?booleanIf true root nodes that do not have children will be positioned adjacent to the last root node that does have children. When false (which is the default), unattached roots are spaced apart so that they do not overlap any child trees.
generateRouting?booleanDefaults to false. If true, the layout generates routing information for the channels between layers and edge nodes, and for edge routing.
getRootNode?() => AbstractEdgeTerminusOptional function you can provide that will dynamically be invoked to get the root node to use.
height?numberOptional fixed height for the layout.
invert?booleanIf true, the layout will be inverted in its perpendicular axis. For instance, if axis is "horizontal" and invert is true, the root nodes of the layout will be placed at the bottom of the layout, and their children will be placed above them.
leavesAtBottom?booleanIf true, all of the leaf nodes will be placed at the bottom of the layout (or at the right hand side if the axis is vertical)
locationFunction?LocationFunctionOptional function that, given some vertex, can provide the x/y location of the vertex on the canvas
maxIterations?numberMaximum number of iterations to run. Defaults to 24.
maxIterationsWithoutImprovement?numberNumber of iterations to try rearranging the graph without an improvement in legibility before accepting the current state. Defaults to 2.
padding?PointXYOptional padding to put around the elements.
placementStrategy?PlacementStageStrategyThe strategy to use when placing vertices. Default is 'center', meaning every row is centered around the axis orthogonal to the axis in which the vertices are laid out.
rootNode?anyOptional node to use as the root. If this is not provided the layout calculates the best candidate based upon incoming and outgoing edges for each vertex.
width?numberOptional fixed width for the layout.