Rule Class

Rule.When the object is serialized out as xml, its qualified name is dgm:rule.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  DocumentFormat.OpenXml.OpenXmlElement
    DocumentFormat.OpenXml.OpenXmlCompositeElement
      DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Diagrams.Rule

Namespace:  DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Diagrams
Assembly:  DocumentFormat.OpenXml (in DocumentFormat.OpenXml.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ChildElementInfoAttribute(GetType(ExtensionList))> _
Public Class Rule _
    Inherits OpenXmlCompositeElement
'Usage
Dim instance As Rule
[ChildElementInfoAttribute(typeof(ExtensionList))]
public class Rule : OpenXmlCompositeElement

Remarks

The following table lists the possible child types:

  • ExtensionList <dgm:extLst>

[ISO/IEC 29500-1 1st Edition]

21.4.2.24 rule (Rule)

This element allows for a rule to be specified which changes the value of an existing constraint.

[Example: Consider the following example of a rule in a DrawingML diagram:

<ruleLst>
<rule type="primFontSz" val="2" />
</ruleLst>

In this example a rule is being defined that shrinks the primary font size down to a lower limit of 2pt font when the text no longer fits correctly in the layout node. end example]

Parent Elements

ruleLst (§21.4.2.25)

Child Elements

Subclause

extLst (Extension List)

§21.4.2.13

Attributes

Description

fact (Factor)

Factor used in a reference constraint or a rule in order to modify a referenced value by the factor defined.

[Example: Consider the following example of fact in use in a DrawingML diagram:

<constr type="w" for="ch" forName="transition1" refType="w" refFor="ch" refForName="node1" op="equ" fact="0.1"/>

In this example, the width for transition1 is being defined as one-tenth the width of node1. end example]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the W3C XML Schema double datatype.

for (For)

Specifies the axis of layout nodes to apply a constraint or rule to.

[Example: Consider the following example of for in use in a DrawingML diagram:

<constr type="w" for="ch" forName="transition1" refType="w" refFor="ch" refForName="node1" op="equ" fact="0.1"/>

In this example, the for attribute is specifying that node1 is a child node to the current layout node. end example]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_ConstraintRelationship simple type (§21.4.7.20).

forName (For Name)

Specifies the name of the layout node to apply a constraint or rule to.

[Example: Consider the following example of forName in use in a DrawingML diagram:

<constr type="w" for="ch" forName="transition1" refType="w" refFor="ch" refForName="node1" op="equ" fact="0.1"/>

In this example, forName is specifying the layout node named transition1 for its reference. end example]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the W3C XML Schema string datatype.

max (Max Value)

Sets the maximum value for a constraint so rules can no longer increase the constraint beyond that value.

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the W3C XML Schema double datatype.

ptType (Data Point Type)

Specifies the type of data point to select.

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_ElementType simple type (§21.4.7.27).

type (Constraint Type)

Specifies the constraint to apply to this layout node.

[Example: Consider the following example of type in use in a DrawingML diagram:

<constr type="w" for="ch" forName="transition1" refType="w" refFor="ch" refForName="node1" op="equ" fact="0.1"/>

In this example, type is specifying the width attribute of transition1. end example]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_ConstraintType simple type (§21.4.7.21).

val (Value)

Specifies an absolute value instead of reference another constraint.

[Example: Consider the following example of forName in use in a DrawingML diagram:

<constr type="w" for="ch" forName="transition1" val="10"/>

In this example, val is specifying the absolute value of the width of transition1. end example]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the W3C XML Schema double datatype.

[Note: The W3C XML Schema definition of this element’s content model (CT_NumericRule) is located in §A.5.3. end note]

© ISO/IEC29500: 2008.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Rule Members

DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Diagrams Namespace