vtkSpanTreeLayout is a strategy for drawing directed graphs that works by first extracting a spanning tree (more accurately, a spanning forest), and using this both to position graph vertices and to plan the placement of non-tree edges. More...

#include <vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy.h>

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Public Types
typedef vtkGraphLayoutStrategy	Superclass

Public Types inherited from vtkGraphLayoutStrategy
typedef vtkObject	Superclass

Public Member Functions
virtual vtkTypeBool	IsA (const char *type)
	Return 1 if this class is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class. More...

vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy *	NewInstance () const

void	PrintSelf (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent) override
	Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses. More...

void	Layout () override
	Perform the layout. More...


virtual void	SetDepthFirstSpanningTree (bool)
	If set, base the layout on a depth-first spanning tree, rather than the default breadth-first spanning tree. More...

virtual bool	GetDepthFirstSpanningTree ()
	If set, base the layout on a depth-first spanning tree, rather than the default breadth-first spanning tree. More...

virtual void	DepthFirstSpanningTreeOn ()
	If set, base the layout on a depth-first spanning tree, rather than the default breadth-first spanning tree. More...

virtual void	DepthFirstSpanningTreeOff ()
	If set, base the layout on a depth-first spanning tree, rather than the default breadth-first spanning tree. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from vtkGraphLayoutStrategy
virtual vtkTypeBool	IsA (const char *type)
	Return 1 if this class is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class. More...

vtkGraphLayoutStrategy *	NewInstance () const

void	PrintSelf (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent) override
	Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses. More...

virtual void	SetGraph (vtkGraph *graph)
	Setting the graph for the layout strategy. More...

virtual void	Initialize ()
	This method allows the layout strategy to do initialization of data structures or whatever else it might want to do. More...

virtual void	Layout ()=0
	This is the layout method where the graph that was set in SetGraph() is laid out. More...

virtual int	IsLayoutComplete ()
	If your concrete class is iterative than you should overload IsLayoutComplete() otherwise it simply returns 1 by default;. More...

virtual void	SetWeightEdges (bool state)
	Whether to use edge weights in the layout or not. More...

virtual bool	GetWeightEdges ()
	Whether to use edge weights in the layout or not. More...

virtual void	SetEdgeWeightField (const char *field)
	Set/Get the field to use for the edge weights. More...

virtual char *	GetEdgeWeightField ()
	Set/Get the field to use for the edge weights. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from vtkObject
	vtkBaseTypeMacro (vtkObject, vtkObjectBase)

virtual void	DebugOn ()
	Turn debugging output on. More...

virtual void	DebugOff ()
	Turn debugging output off. More...

bool	GetDebug ()
	Get the value of the debug flag. More...

void	SetDebug (bool debugFlag)
	Set the value of the debug flag. More...

virtual void	Modified ()
	Update the modification time for this object. More...

virtual vtkMTimeType	GetMTime ()
	Return this object's modified time. More...

void	PrintSelf (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent) override
	Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses. More...

void	RemoveObserver (unsigned long tag)

void	RemoveObservers (unsigned long event)

void	RemoveObservers (const char *event)

void	RemoveAllObservers ()

vtkTypeBool	HasObserver (unsigned long event)

vtkTypeBool	HasObserver (const char *event)

int	InvokeEvent (unsigned long event)

int	InvokeEvent (const char *event)

unsigned long	AddObserver (unsigned long event, vtkCommand *, float priority=0.0f)
	Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...

unsigned long	AddObserver (const char event, vtkCommand , float priority=0.0f)
	Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...

vtkCommand *	GetCommand (unsigned long tag)
	Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...

void	RemoveObserver (vtkCommand *)
	Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...

void	RemoveObservers (unsigned long event, vtkCommand *)
	Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...

void	RemoveObservers (const char event, vtkCommand )
	Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...

vtkTypeBool	HasObserver (unsigned long event, vtkCommand *)
	Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...

vtkTypeBool	HasObserver (const char event, vtkCommand )
	Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...

template<class U , class T >
unsigned long	AddObserver (unsigned long event, U observer, void(T::*callback)(), float priority=0.0f)
	Overloads to AddObserver that allow developers to add class member functions as callbacks for events. More...

template<class U , class T >
unsigned long	AddObserver (unsigned long event, U observer, void(T::callback)(vtkObject , unsigned long, void *), float priority=0.0f)
	Overloads to AddObserver that allow developers to add class member functions as callbacks for events. More...

template<class U , class T >
unsigned long	AddObserver (unsigned long event, U observer, bool(T::callback)(vtkObject , unsigned long, void *), float priority=0.0f)
	Allow user to set the AbortFlagOn() with the return value of the callback method. More...

int	InvokeEvent (unsigned long event, void *callData)
	This method invokes an event and return whether the event was aborted or not. More...

int	InvokeEvent (const char event, void callData)
	This method invokes an event and return whether the event was aborted or not. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from vtkObjectBase
const char *	GetClassName () const
	Return the class name as a string. More...

virtual vtkTypeBool	IsA (const char *name)
	Return 1 if this class is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class. More...

virtual vtkIdType	GetNumberOfGenerationsFromBase (const char *name)
	Given the name of a base class of this class type, return the distance of inheritance between this class type and the named class (how many generations of inheritance are there between this class and the named class). More...

virtual void	Delete ()
	Delete a VTK object. More...

virtual void	FastDelete ()
	Delete a reference to this object. More...

void	InitializeObjectBase ()

void	Print (ostream &os)
	Print an object to an ostream. More...

virtual void	Register (vtkObjectBase *o)
	Increase the reference count (mark as used by another object). More...

virtual void	UnRegister (vtkObjectBase *o)
	Decrease the reference count (release by another object). More...

int	GetReferenceCount ()
	Return the current reference count of this object. More...

void	SetReferenceCount (int)
	Sets the reference count. More...

bool	GetIsInMemkind () const
	A local state flag that remembers whether this object lives in the normal or extended memory space. More...

virtual void	PrintHeader (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent)
	Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses. More...

virtual void	PrintTrailer (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent)
	Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy *	New ()

static vtkTypeBool	IsTypeOf (const char *type)

static vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy *	SafeDownCast (vtkObjectBase *o)

Static Public Member Functions inherited from vtkGraphLayoutStrategy
static vtkTypeBool	IsTypeOf (const char *type)

static vtkGraphLayoutStrategy *	SafeDownCast (vtkObjectBase *o)

Static Public Member Functions inherited from vtkObject
static vtkObject *	New ()
	Create an object with Debug turned off, modified time initialized to zero, and reference counting on. More...

static void	BreakOnError ()
	This method is called when vtkErrorMacro executes. More...

static void	SetGlobalWarningDisplay (int val)
	This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed. More...

static void	GlobalWarningDisplayOn ()
	This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed. More...

static void	GlobalWarningDisplayOff ()
	This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed. More...

static int	GetGlobalWarningDisplay ()
	This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed. More...

Static Public Member Functions inherited from vtkObjectBase
static vtkTypeBool	IsTypeOf (const char *name)
	Return 1 if this class type is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class. More...

static vtkIdType	GetNumberOfGenerationsFromBaseType (const char *name)
	Given a the name of a base class of this class type, return the distance of inheritance between this class type and the named class (how many generations of inheritance are there between this class and the named class). More...

static vtkObjectBase *	New ()
	Create an object with Debug turned off, modified time initialized to zero, and reference counting on. More...

static void	SetMemkindDirectory (const char *directoryname)
	The name of a directory, ideally mounted -o dax, to memory map an extended memory space within. More...

static bool	GetUsingMemkind ()
	A global state flag that controls whether vtkObjects are constructed in the usual way (the default) or within the extended memory space. More...

Protected Member Functions
virtual vtkObjectBase *	NewInstanceInternal () const

	vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy ()

	~vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy () override

Protected Member Functions inherited from vtkGraphLayoutStrategy
virtual vtkObjectBase *	NewInstanceInternal () const

	vtkGraphLayoutStrategy ()

	~vtkGraphLayoutStrategy () override

Protected Member Functions inherited from vtkObject
	vtkObject ()

	~vtkObject () override

void	RegisterInternal (vtkObjectBase *, vtkTypeBool check) override

void	UnRegisterInternal (vtkObjectBase *, vtkTypeBool check) override

void	InternalGrabFocus (vtkCommand mouseEvents, vtkCommand keypressEvents=nullptr)
	These methods allow a command to exclusively grab all events. More...

void	InternalReleaseFocus ()
	These methods allow a command to exclusively grab all events. More...

Protected Member Functions inherited from vtkObjectBase
	vtkObjectBase ()

virtual	~vtkObjectBase ()

virtual void	RegisterInternal (vtkObjectBase *, vtkTypeBool check)

virtual void	UnRegisterInternal (vtkObjectBase *, vtkTypeBool check)

virtual void	ReportReferences (vtkGarbageCollector *)

	vtkObjectBase (const vtkObjectBase &)

void	operator= (const vtkObjectBase &)

Protected Attributes
vtkGraphLayoutStrategy *	TreeLayout

bool	DepthFirstSpanningTree

Protected Attributes inherited from vtkGraphLayoutStrategy
vtkGraph *	Graph

char *	EdgeWeightField

bool	WeightEdges

Protected Attributes inherited from vtkObject
bool	Debug

vtkTimeStamp	MTime

vtkSubjectHelper *	SubjectHelper

Protected Attributes inherited from vtkObjectBase
std::atomic< int32_t >	ReferenceCount

vtkWeakPointerBase **	WeakPointers

Additional Inherited Members
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from vtkObjectBase
static vtkMallocingFunction	GetCurrentMallocFunction ()

static vtkReallocingFunction	GetCurrentReallocFunction ()

static vtkFreeingFunction	GetCurrentFreeFunction ()

static vtkFreeingFunction	GetAlternateFreeFunction ()

Detailed Description

vtkSpanTreeLayout is a strategy for drawing directed graphs that works by first extracting a spanning tree (more accurately, a spanning forest), and using this both to position graph vertices and to plan the placement of non-tree edges.

The latter are drawn with the aid of edge points to produce a tidy drawing.

The approach is best suited to "quasi-trees", graphs where the number of edges is of the same order as the number of nodes; it is less well suited to denser graphs. The boolean flag DepthFirstSpanningTree determines whether a depth-first or breadth-first strategy is used to construct the underlying forest, and the choice of strategy affects the output layout significantly. Informal experiments suggest that the breadth-first strategy is better for denser graphs.

Different layouts could also be produced by plugging in alternative tree layout strategies. To work with the method of routing non-tree edges, any strategy should draw a tree so that levels are equally spaced along the z-axis, precluding for example the use of a radial or balloon layout.

vtkSpanTreeLayout is based on an approach to 3D graph layout first developed as part of the "tulip" tool by Dr. David Auber at LaBRI, U.Bordeaux: see www.tulip-software.org

This implementation departs from the original version in that: (a) it is reconstructed to use Titan/VTK data structures; (b) it uses a faster method for dealing with non-tree edges, requiring at most two edge points per edge (c) allows for plugging in different tree layout methods (d) allows selection of two different strategies for building the underlying layout tree, which can yield significantly different results depending on the data.

Thanks:: Thanks to David Duke from the University of Leeds for providing this implementation.

Definition at line 68 of file vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy.h.

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ Superclass

typedef vtkGraphLayoutStrategy vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy::Superclass

Definition at line 73 of file vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy()

vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy::vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy ( )

protected

◆ ~vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy()

vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy::~vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy ( )

overrideprotected

Member Function Documentation

◆ New()

static vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy * vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy::New ( )

static

◆ IsTypeOf()

static vtkTypeBool vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy::IsTypeOf ( const char * type )

static

◆ IsA()

virtual vtkTypeBool vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy::IsA ( const char * name )

virtual

Return 1 if this class is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class.

Returns 0 otherwise. This method works in combination with vtkTypeMacro found in vtkSetGet.h.

Reimplemented from vtkGraphLayoutStrategy.

◆ SafeDownCast()

static vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy * vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy::SafeDownCast ( vtkObjectBase * o )

static

◆ NewInstanceInternal()

virtual vtkObjectBase * vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy::NewInstanceInternal ( ) const

protectedvirtual

Reimplemented from vtkGraphLayoutStrategy.

◆ NewInstance()

vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy * vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy::NewInstance ( ) const

◆ PrintSelf()

void vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy::PrintSelf	(	ostream &	os,
		vtkIndent	indent
	)

overridevirtual

Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses.

Typically not called by the user (use Print() instead) but used in the hierarchical print process to combine the output of several classes.

Reimplemented from vtkGraphLayoutStrategy.

◆ SetDepthFirstSpanningTree()

virtual void vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy::SetDepthFirstSpanningTree ( bool )

virtual

If set, base the layout on a depth-first spanning tree, rather than the default breadth-first spanning tree.

Switching between DFT and BFT may significantly change the layout, and choice must be made on a per-graph basis. Default value is off.

◆ GetDepthFirstSpanningTree()

virtual bool vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy::GetDepthFirstSpanningTree ( )

virtual

If set, base the layout on a depth-first spanning tree, rather than the default breadth-first spanning tree.

Switching between DFT and BFT may significantly change the layout, and choice must be made on a per-graph basis. Default value is off.

◆ DepthFirstSpanningTreeOn()

virtual void vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy::DepthFirstSpanningTreeOn ( )

virtual

If set, base the layout on a depth-first spanning tree, rather than the default breadth-first spanning tree.

Switching between DFT and BFT may significantly change the layout, and choice must be made on a per-graph basis. Default value is off.

◆ DepthFirstSpanningTreeOff()

virtual void vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy::DepthFirstSpanningTreeOff ( )

virtual

If set, base the layout on a depth-first spanning tree, rather than the default breadth-first spanning tree.

Switching between DFT and BFT may significantly change the layout, and choice must be made on a per-graph basis. Default value is off.

◆ Layout()

void vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy::Layout ( )

overridevirtual

Perform the layout.

Implements vtkGraphLayoutStrategy.

Member Data Documentation

◆ TreeLayout

vtkGraphLayoutStrategy* vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy::TreeLayout

protected

Definition at line 98 of file vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy.h.

◆ DepthFirstSpanningTree

bool vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy::DepthFirstSpanningTree

protected

Definition at line 99 of file vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy.h.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

Infovis/Layout/vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy.h

Public Types

Public Member Functions

Static Public Member Functions

Protected Member Functions

Protected Attributes

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ Superclass

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy()

◆ ~vtkSpanTreeLayoutStrategy()

Member Function Documentation

◆ New()

◆ IsTypeOf()

◆ IsA()

◆ SafeDownCast()

◆ NewInstanceInternal()

◆ NewInstance()

◆ PrintSelf()

◆ SetDepthFirstSpanningTree()

◆ GetDepthFirstSpanningTree()

◆ DepthFirstSpanningTreeOn()

◆ DepthFirstSpanningTreeOff()

◆ Layout()

Member Data Documentation

◆ TreeLayout

◆ DepthFirstSpanningTree