RouteStyle Element

Specifies the routing style and direction for all dynamic connectors on the drawing page that don't have a local routing style.

Value

Description

Direction

0

Default; right angle

None

1

Right angle

None

2

Straight

None

3

Organization chart

Top to bottom

4

Organization chart

Left to right

5

Flowchart

Top to bottom

6

Flowchart

Left to right

7

Tree

Top to bottom

8

Tree

Left to right

9

Network

None

10

Organization chart

Bottom to top

11

Organization chart

Right to left

12

Flowchart

Bottom to top

13

Flowchart

Right to left

14

Tree

Bottom to top

15

Tree

Right to left

16

Center to center

None

17

Simple

Top to bottom

18

Simple

Left to right

19

Simple

Bottom to top

20

Simple

Right to left

21

Simple horizontal-vertical

None

22

Simple vertical-horizontal

None

Syntax

<RouteStyle
    [Unit]
    [F]
    [Err]>
</RouteStyle>

Attributes

Unit

Optional string. Represents a unit of measure. The default is NUM. For details about NUM, see Units of measure.

F

Optional string. Represents the element's formula. This attribute can contain one of the following strings: "someFormula" if the formula exists locally, "No Formula" if the formula is locally deleted or blocked, or "Inh" if the formula is inherited.

If the attribute is not present, the element's formula is a simple constant, for example, <element>5</element>.

Err

Optional string. Indicates that the formula evaluates to an error. The value of Err is the current value (an error message string); the value of the element is the last valid value.

Element properties

Property

Value

Name

RouteStyle

Minimum Occurrences

0

Maximum Occurrences

1

Element information

Parent elements

PageLayout

Child elements

None

You can set a local routing style using a shape's ShapeRouteStyle element. This setting affects only those connectors whose ShapeRouteStyle element is set as 0 (page default).

The RouteStyle element is relevant only when contained in a PageSheet or StyleSheet element. It is ignored when contained in a DocumentSheet or Shape element.

See also

RouteStyle cell (Page Layout section)