VMDNodeAnchor (Visual Library API)

java.lang.Object
- org.netbeans.api.visual.anchor.Anchor
- - org.netbeans.api.visual.vmd.VMDNodeAnchor

All Implemented Interfaces:

Widget.Dependency
```
public class VMDNodeAnchor
extends Anchor
```
This class represents a node anchor used in VMD visualization style. The anchor could be assign by multiple connection widgets. For each usage the anchor resolves a different position. The positions are resolved at the top and the bottom of the widget where the anchor is attached to.

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.netbeans.api.visual.anchor.Anchor
  Anchor.Direction, Anchor.Entry, Anchor.Result

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.netbeans.api.visual.anchor.Anchor
  DIRECTION_ANY

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`VMDNodeAnchor(Widget widget)`	Creates a node anchor with vertical direction.
`VMDNodeAnchor(Widget widget, boolean vertical)`	Creates a node anchor.
`VMDNodeAnchor(Widget widget, boolean vertical, VMDColorScheme scheme)`	Creates a node anchor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Anchor.Result`	`compute(Anchor.Entry entry)`	Computes a result (position and direction) for a specific entry.
`protected void`	`notifyEntryAdded(Anchor.Entry entry)`	Notifies when an entry is registered
`protected void`	`notifyEntryRemoved(Anchor.Entry entry)`	Notifies when an entry is unregistered
`protected void`	`notifyRevalidate()`	Notifies when the anchor is going to be revalidated.

Methods inherited from class org.netbeans.api.visual.anchor.Anchor
addEntries, addEntry, allowsArbitraryConnectionPlacement, compute, getEntries, getOppositeSceneLocation, getRelatedSceneLocation, getRelatedWidget, isUsed, notifyUnused, notifyUsed, removeEntries, removeEntry, revalidateDependency

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - VMDNodeAnchor
```
public VMDNodeAnchor(Widget widget)
```
    Creates a node anchor with vertical direction.
    
    Parameters:
    
    widget - the node widget where the anchor is attached to
  - VMDNodeAnchor
```
public VMDNodeAnchor(Widget widget,
                     boolean vertical)
```
    Creates a node anchor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    widget - the node widget where the anchor is attached to
    
    vertical - if true, then anchors are placed vertically; if false, then anchors are placed horizontally
  - VMDNodeAnchor
```
public VMDNodeAnchor(Widget widget,
                     boolean vertical,
                     VMDColorScheme scheme)
```
    Creates a node anchor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    widget - the node widget where the anchor is attached to
    
    vertical - if true, then anchors are placed vertically; if false, then anchors are placed horizontally
    
    scheme - color scheme
    
    Since:
    
    2.5
- Method Detail
  - notifyEntryAdded
```
protected void notifyEntryAdded(Anchor.Entry entry)
```
    Notifies when an entry is registered
    
    Overrides:
    
    notifyEntryAdded in class Anchor
    
    Parameters:
    
    entry - the registered entry
  - notifyEntryRemoved
```
protected void notifyEntryRemoved(Anchor.Entry entry)
```
    Notifies when an entry is unregistered
    
    Overrides:
    
    notifyEntryRemoved in class Anchor
    
    Parameters:
    
    entry - the unregistered entry
  - notifyRevalidate
```
protected void notifyRevalidate()
```
    Notifies when the anchor is going to be revalidated.
    
    Overrides:
    
    notifyRevalidate in class Anchor
    
    Since:
    
    2.8
  - compute
```
public Anchor.Result compute(Anchor.Entry entry)
```
    Computes a result (position and direction) for a specific entry.
    
    Specified by:
    
    compute in class Anchor
    
    Parameters:
    
    entry - the entry
    
    Returns:
    
    the calculated result

Class VMDNodeAnchor

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.netbeans.api.visual.anchor.Anchor

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.netbeans.api.visual.anchor.Anchor

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.netbeans.api.visual.anchor.Anchor

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

VMDNodeAnchor

VMDNodeAnchor

VMDNodeAnchor

Method Detail

notifyEntryAdded

notifyEntryRemoved

notifyRevalidate

compute