[news.eclipse.modeling.gmf] Re: setroutingconstraint curve problem

[Kelvin Ng <kelvinng.db@xxxxxxxxx>]

Nevermind!
I was deeply mistaken.

The simple solution is simply have my connector extend 
PolylineConnectionEx as well.
I originally had it extend PolylineConnection, for no good reason.

~Kelvin Ng

On 2008-07-03 11:50:51 -0400, Kelvin Ng <kelvinng.db@xxxxxxxxx> said:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a connector extends PolylineConnection rather than PolylineConnectionEx.
> For all my other connectors, that extend PolylineConnectionEx, they 
> curve smoothly after I call:
>
> ///////////////////////////////////////////
> RoutingStyle style = (RoutingStyle) 
> view.getStyle(NotationPackage.eINSTANCE.getRoutingStyle());
> style.setSmoothness(org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.notation.Smoothness.NORMAL_LITERAL);
///////////////////////////////////////////

in
their 
> respective view factories, but for the one connector that extends 
> PolylineConnection, it doesn't curve at all.
>
> Now, I read that there still might be a way to curve it using routing 
> constraints (setroutingconstraint)?
> I can't seem to get the code right, and it's just not working properly. 
> Can someone post an example of how it's done?
>
> This is what I have so far:
>
> ///////////////////////////////////////////
> public class DependencyLineConnection extends PolylineConnection {
> ........
>
> protected void outlineShape(Graphics g) {
> 	.......
>
> 	ConnectionRouter connectionRouter = this.getConnectionRouter();
> 	ArrayList<AbsoluteBendpoint> list = new ArrayList<AbsoluteBendpoint>();
> 		
> 	list.add(new AbsoluteBendpoint(midPoint));
> 	this.setRoutingConstraint(list);
> ///////////////////////////////////////////
>
> This doesn't work, and the line disappears. Any tips?
> Thanks in advance.
>
> ~Kelvin Ng