ptolemy.vergil.basic

Class PtolemyLayoutAction

java.lang.Object

ptolemy.vergil.basic.PtolemyLayoutAction

All Implemented Interfaces:

IGuiAction

public class PtolemyLayoutAction
extends java.lang.Object
implements IGuiAction

Trigger the Ptolemy place and route automatic dataflow layout algorithm from withing the Vergil GUI. Operate on the current model, hence the model needs to be an input in the doAction() method.

The Ptolemy layout mechanism produces layouts that are not as good as the Kieler layout mechanism, so use the @see KielerLayoutMechanism.

Since:

Ptolemy II 10.0

Version:

$Id: PtolemyLayoutAction.java 70398 2014-10-22 23:44:32Z cxh $

Author:

Christopher Brooks, based on KielerLayoutAction by Christian Motika and BasicGraphFrame by Steve Neuendorffer and Edward A. Lee

Accepted Rating:

Red (cmot)

Proposed Rating:

Red (cmot)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PtolemyLayoutAction()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	doAction(NamedObj model) Layout the graph if the model is a CompositeActor.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PtolemyLayoutAction

public PtolemyLayoutAction()

Method Detail

doAction

public void doAction(NamedObj model)

Layout the graph if the model is a CompositeActor. Otherwise throw an exception. The frame type must be ActorGraphFrame. The Ptolemy layouter. is called with placing and routing.

Specified by:

doAction in interface IGuiAction

Parameters:

model - the model