I am developing a graphical view of data using PREFUSE library.
I have 3 kinds of nodes in my graph:
- APPLICATION
- DATABASE
- INTERFACE
Below are some excerpts from my .xml file containing graph
<node id="AP-1">
<data key="name">Application1</data>
<data key="type">APPLICATION</data>
</node>
<node id="DB-1">
<data key="name">Database1</data>
<data key="type">DATABASE</data>
</node>
<node id="IT-1">
<data key="name">Interface1</data>
<data key="type">INTERFACE</data>
</node>
I want to show the above 3 diff. kinds of nodes with 3 diff. kinds of shapes as follows:
- APPLICATION by Rectangle
- DATABASE by custom shape (shape of a cylinder, usually used to denote a database)
- INTERFACE by circle
I have first read the .xml file in a
Graph g
Q1. Now how can I distinguish these 3 kinds of nodes in a datagroup. I think I should write predicates. I have read the whole predicates and expressions manuals for prefuse but couldn't write a predicate to distinguish them. So what will be the predicate for that?
Q2. How to specify my custom shape and how to set a renderer that can render the custom shape developed by me?