[news.eclipse.tools.gef] Re: Custom ConnectionAnchor - How to set the co

[Luis Marco <luimarr1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

D. Rolfes escribió:
> Hi,
>
> I have two rectangular figures and want to connect them. The four
> target and source connection points have to be at the center of each side.
> So I think I have to override the methodes getSourceConnectionAnchor(..) 
> and getTargetConnectionAchor(...) in my XXXEditPart class and I've tried 
> to use the FixedConnectionAnchor. I've played around with the 
> getLocation(...) method and managed to place the anchors on the 
> bottom-center of the rectangle. My problem is that the connection points 
> depend on where the two figures are located.
> If one figure is at the top and the other below it, the connection has 
> to be from the bottom of the first figure to the top of the second one.
> If the first one is left and the second one on the right side, the 
> connection has to be from the right side of figure one to the left side 
> of figure two. And so one.
> How do I determine where the two figures are located? Or is there an 
> easier approach?
>
> Thanks,
> Daniel
Hi Daniel,
the Schema Diagram Editor example does it in the same way you want. Have 
a look the part.connectors package.

Luis