ShapeElement.FindFreeArea Method

Finds an empty area on the grid for the shape.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Diagrams
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.Diagrams.10.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.Diagrams.10.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function FindFreeArea ( _
    aimForX As Double, _
    aimForY As Double, _
    averageConnectivityX As Double, _
    averageConnectivityY As Double, _
    spacingX As Double, _
    spacingY As Double, _
    areaDeltaX As Double, _
    areaDeltaY As Double, _
    boundsX0 As Double, _
    boundsY0 As Double, _
    boundsX1 As Double, _
    boundsY1 As Double _
) As PointD

public PointD FindFreeArea(
    double aimForX,
    double aimForY,
    double averageConnectivityX,
    double averageConnectivityY,
    double spacingX,
    double spacingY,
    double areaDeltaX,
    double areaDeltaY,
    double boundsX0,
    double boundsY0,
    double boundsX1,
    double boundsY1
)

public:
PointD FindFreeArea(
    double aimForX, 
    double aimForY, 
    double averageConnectivityX, 
    double averageConnectivityY, 
    double spacingX, 
    double spacingY, 
    double areaDeltaX, 
    double areaDeltaY, 
    double boundsX0, 
    double boundsY0, 
    double boundsX1, 
    double boundsY1
)

member FindFreeArea : 
        aimForX:float * 
        aimForY:float * 
        averageConnectivityX:float * 
        averageConnectivityY:float * 
        spacingX:float * 
        spacingY:float * 
        areaDeltaX:float * 
        areaDeltaY:float * 
        boundsX0:float * 
        boundsY0:float * 
        boundsX1:float * 
        boundsY1:float -> PointD 

public function FindFreeArea(
    aimForX : double, 
    aimForY : double, 
    averageConnectivityX : double, 
    averageConnectivityY : double, 
    spacingX : double, 
    spacingY : double, 
    areaDeltaX : double, 
    areaDeltaY : double, 
    boundsX0 : double, 
    boundsY0 : double, 
    boundsX1 : double, 
    boundsY1 : double
) : PointD

Parameters

• aimForX
  Type: System.Double
  The x-coordinate where the search should start.

• aimForY
  Type: System.Double
  The y-coordinate where the search should start.

• averageConnectivityX
  Type: System.Double
  The x-coordinate for the connection point.

• averageConnectivityY
  Type: System.Double
  The y-coordinate for the connection point.

• spacingX
  Type: System.Double
  The x-coordinate to increment on the grid.

• spacingY
  Type: System.Double
  The y-coordinate to increment on the grid.

• areaDeltaX
  Type: System.Double
  The x-coordinate for the delta of the area to find.

• areaDeltaY
  Type: System.Double
  The y-coordinate for the delta of the area to find.

• boundsX0
  Type: System.Double
  The left bound to search within.

• boundsY0
  Type: System.Double
  The bottom bound to search within.

• boundsX1
  Type: System.Double
  The right bound to search within.

• boundsY1
  Type: System.Double
  The top bound to search within.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Diagrams.PointD
The center point in the empty area.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

ShapeElement Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Diagrams Namespace