DiagramControl.RectangleTool Property

Specifies the tool that is used when the end-user selects the Rectangle tool in the Ribbon. This is a dependency property.

Namespace : DevExpress.Xpf.Diagram

Assembly : DevExpress.Xpf.Diagram.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Wpf.Diagram

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

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[Browsable(false)]
public DiagramTool RectangleTool { get; set; }

<Browsable(False)>
Public Property RectangleTool As DiagramTool

Property Value

Type	Description
DiagramTool

A DiagramTool object that represents the rectangle tool.

Remarks

The Rectangle tool creates a rectangular shape.

To provide the end-user with a custom Rectangle tool available from the Ribbon, create a FactoryItemTool object and assign it to the RectangleTool property. See the example below.

C#
VB.NET

csharp

diagram.RectangleTool = new FactoryItemTool("CustomRect", () => "CustomRect",
    diagram => new DiagramShape() { Shape = BasicShapes.Rectangle, ConnectionPoints = new DiagramPointCollection(new PointCollection { new System.Windows.Point(0.5, 0.5) }) },
    BasicShapes.Rectangle.DefaultSize, BasicShapes.Rectangle.IsQuick);

diagram.RectangleTool = New FactoryItemTool("CustomRect", Function() "CustomRect", Function(diagram) New DiagramShape() With {.Shape = BasicShapes.Rectangle,
    .ConnectionPoints = New DiagramPointCollection(New PointCollection From { New System.Windows.Point(0.5, 0.5) })},
    BasicShapes.Rectangle.DefaultSize, BasicShapes.Rectangle.IsQuick)