Decorations¶
Introduction¶
In Common Canvas, nodes and links can be enhanced with decorations. A decoration is either:
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An image
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A label
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A shape (SVG path) or
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A JSX object
Decorations can be applied to a node or link in a number of ways and can be made interactable so when the user clicks on the decoration the decorationActionHandler
is called.
Here are some node decorations displayed by IBM’s SPSS Modeler application:
Here are some link decorations displayed by IBM’s Data Stage application:
Note: The link labels and the small icons on the links are decorations as well as the circle at the source of each link.
Tips for Decorations¶
A decoration can have a tooltip:
Editable label decoration¶
Label decorations can be made to be editable.