BrushSelect

Overview

Brush select allows users to click and drag a box to enclose elements, selecting the elements within the box.

Usage Scenarios

This interaction is mainly used for:

Quickly selecting a batch of elements
Quickly deselecting a batch of elements

Online Experience

import { createGraph } from '/demo-runtime.ts';

createGraph(
  {
    data: {
      nodes: [
        { id: 'node-1', style: { x: 200, y: 100 } },
        { id: 'node-2', style: { x: 360, y: 100 } },
        { id: 'node-3', style: { x: 280, y: 220 } },
      ],
      edges: [
        { source: 'node-1', target: 'node-2' },
        { source: 'node-1', target: 'node-3' },
        { source: 'node-2', target: 'node-3' },
      ],
    },
    node: {
      style: { fill: '#7e3feb' },
      state: {
        custom: { fill: '#ffa940' },
      },
    },
    edge: {
      stroke: '#8b9baf',
      state: {
        custom: { stroke: '#ffa940' },
      },
    },
    behaviors: [
      {
        type: 'brush-select',
        key: 'brush-select',
      },
    ],
    plugins: [{ type: 'grid-line', size: 30 }],
    animation: true,
  },
  { width: 600, height: 300 },
  (gui, graph) => {
    const options = {
      key: 'brush-select',
      type: 'brush-select',
      animation: false,
      enable: true,
      enableElements: ['node', 'edge', 'combo'],
      immediately: false,
      mode: 'default',
      state: 'selected',
      trigger: 'shift+drag',
    };
    const optionFolder = gui.addFolder('BrushSelect Options');
    optionFolder.add(options, 'type').disable(true);
    optionFolder.add(options, 'animation');
    optionFolder.add(options, 'enable');
    optionFolder.add(options, 'enableElements', [
      ['node', 'edge', 'combo'],
      ['node', 'edge'],
      ['node', 'combo'],
      ['combo', 'edge'],
      ['node'],
      ['edge'],
      ['combo'],
    ]);
    optionFolder.add(options, 'trigger', {
      'shift+drag': ['shift'],
      drag: [],
    });
    optionFolder.add(options, 'state', ['active', 'selected', 'custom']);
    optionFolder.add(options, 'mode', ['union', 'intersect', 'diff', 'default']).onChange((e) => {
      immediately.show(e === 'default');
    });
    const immediately = optionFolder.add(options, 'immediately');

    optionFolder.onChange(({ property, value }) => {
      graph.updateBehavior({
        key: 'brush-select',
        [property]: value,
      });
      graph.render();
    });
  },
);

import { Graph } from '@antv/g6';
import GUI from 'lil-gui';

export function addPanel(renderPanel: (gui: GUI) => void) {
  const gui = new GUI({ container: document.body });
  gui.title('Control');
  Object.assign(gui.domElement.style, { position: 'absolute', top: '0', right: '0', zIndex: '10' });
  renderPanel(gui);
  addEventListener('pagehide', () => gui.destroy(), { once: true });
}

export async function createGraph(
  options: ConstructorParameters<typeof Graph>[0],
  size: { width?: number; height?: number } = {},
  renderPanel?: (gui: GUI, graph: Graph) => void,
) {
  const container = document.createElement('div');
  Object.assign(container.style, {
    width: '100%',
    maxWidth: `${size.width || 600}px`,
    height: `${size.height || 400}px`,
  });
  document.getElementById('container')!.append(container);
  const graph = new Graph({ ...size, ...options, width: container.clientWidth, container, autoResize: true });
  addEventListener('pagehide', () => graph.destroy(), { once: true });
  await graph.render();
  if (renderPanel) addPanel((gui) => renderPanel(gui, graph));
  return container;
}

Basic Usage

Add this interaction in the graph configuration:

1. Quick Configuration (Static)

Declare directly using a string form. This method is simple but only supports default configuration and cannot be dynamically modified after configuration:

const graph = new Graph({
  // Other configurations...
  behaviors: ['brush-select'],
});

2. Object Configuration (Recommended)

Configure using an object form, supporting custom parameters, and can dynamically update the configuration at runtime:

const graph = new Graph({
  // Other configurations...
  behaviors: [
    {
      type: 'brush-select',
      key: 'brush-select-1',
      immediately: true, // Elements are immediately selected as the box encloses them
      trigger: ['shift', 'alt', 'control'], // Use multiple keys for selection
    },
  ],
});

Configuration Options

Option	Description	Type	Default	Required
type	Interaction type name. This plugin is built-in, and you can use it with `type: 'brush-select'`.	`brush-select` \| string	`brush-select`	✓
animation	Whether to enable animation	boolean	false
enable	Whether to enable brush select functionality	boolean \| ((event: Event) => boolean)	true
enableElements	Types of elements that can be selected	( `node` \| `edge` \| `combo` )[]	[`node`, `combo`, `edge`]
immediately	Whether to select immediately, only effective when selection mode is `default`, example	boolean	false
mode	Selection mode, example	`union` \| `intersect` \| `diff` \| `default`	`default`
onSelect	Callback for selected element state	(states:Record<string,string\|string[]>) =>Record<string,string\|string[]>
state	Switch to this state when selected	string \| `selected` \| `active` \| `inactive` \| `disabled` \| `highlight`	`selected`
style	Specify the style of the selection box, configuration options		See below
trigger	Press this shortcut key in combination with a mouse click to perform selection Key reference: MDN Key Values. If set to an empty array, it means selection can be performed with a mouse click without pressing other keys ⚠️ Note, setting `trigger` to `['drag']` will cause the `drag-canvas` behavior to fail. The two cannot be configured simultaneously.	string[] \| (`Control` \| `Shift`\| `Alt` \| `......`)[]	[`shift`]

immediately

Whether to select immediately, only effective when selection mode is default

const graph = new Graph({
  behaviors: [
    {
      type: 'brush-select',
      key: 'brush-select',
      immediately: true, // Elements are immediately selected as the box encloses them
      trigger: [], // No need to press other keys, just click and drag the mouse to select
    },
  ],
});


import { Graph } from '@antv/g6';

const graph = new Graph({
  container: 'container',
  width: 400,
  height: 200,
  data: {
    nodes: [
      { id: 'node-1', style: { x: 100, y: 50 } },
      { id: 'node-2', style: { x: 260, y: 50 } },
      { id: 'node-3', style: { x: 280, y: 100 } },
    ],
    edges: [
      { source: 'node-1', target: 'node-2' },
      { source: 'node-1', target: 'node-3' },
      { source: 'node-2', target: 'node-3' },
    ],
  },
  node: {
    style: { fill: '#7e3feb' },
  },
  edge: {
    stroke: '#8b9baf',
  },
  behaviors: [
    {
      type: 'brush-select',
      key: 'brush-select',
      immediately: true, // Immediate selection
      trigger: [],
    },
  ],
  plugins: [{ type: 'grid-line', size: 30 }],
});

graph.render();

import { Graph } from '@antv/g6';
import GUI from 'lil-gui';

export function addPanel(renderPanel: (gui: GUI) => void) {
  const gui = new GUI({ container: document.body });
  gui.title('Control');
  Object.assign(gui.domElement.style, { position: 'absolute', top: '0', right: '0', zIndex: '10' });
  renderPanel(gui);
  addEventListener('pagehide', () => gui.destroy(), { once: true });
}

export async function createGraph(
  options: ConstructorParameters<typeof Graph>[0],
  size: { width?: number; height?: number } = {},
  renderPanel?: (gui: GUI, graph: Graph) => void,
) {
  const container = document.createElement('div');
  Object.assign(container.style, {
    width: '100%',
    maxWidth: `${size.width || 600}px`,
    height: `${size.height || 400}px`,
  });
  document.getElementById('container')!.append(container);
  const graph = new Graph({ ...size, ...options, width: container.clientWidth, container, autoResize: true });
  addEventListener('pagehide', () => graph.destroy(), { once: true });
  await graph.render();
  if (renderPanel) addPanel((gui) => renderPanel(gui, graph));
  return container;
}

mode

Four selection modes are built-in:

union: Retain the current state of selected elements and add the specified state.
intersect: If the selected elements already have the specified state, retain it; otherwise, clear the state.
diff: Invert the specified state of the selected elements.
default: Clear the current state of selected elements and add the specified state.

const graph = new Graph({
  behaviors: [
    {
      type: 'brush-select',
      key: 'brush-select',
      mode: 'default', // Selection mode, default selection mode
    },
  ],
});

import { createGraph } from '/demo-runtime.ts';

createGraph(
  {
    data: {
      nodes: [
        { id: 'node-1', style: { x: 200, y: 100 } },
        { id: 'node-2', style: { x: 360, y: 100 } },
        { id: 'node-3', style: { x: 280, y: 220 } },
      ],
      edges: [
        { source: 'node-1', target: 'node-2' },
        { source: 'node-1', target: 'node-3' },
        { source: 'node-2', target: 'node-3' },
      ],
    },
    node: {
      style: { fill: '#7e3feb' },
      state: {
        custom: { fill: '#ffa940' },
      },
    },
    edge: {
      stroke: '#8b9baf',
      state: {
        custom: { stroke: '#ffa940' },
      },
    },
    behaviors: [
      {
        type: 'brush-select',
        key: 'brush-select',
        trigger: [],
        immediately: true,
      },
    ],
    plugins: [{ type: 'grid-line', size: 30 }],
    animation: true,
  },
  { width: 600, height: 300 },
  (gui, graph) => {
    const options = {
      key: 'brush-select',
      type: 'brush-select',
      animation: false,
      enable: true,
      enableElements: ['node', 'edge', 'combo'],
      mode: 'default',
      state: 'selected',
    };
    const optionFolder = gui.addFolder('BrushSelect Options');
    optionFolder.add(options, 'type').disable(true);

    optionFolder.add(options, 'state', ['active', 'selected', 'custom']);
    optionFolder.add(options, 'mode', ['union', 'intersect', 'diff', 'default']);
    // .onChange((e) => {
    //   immediately.show(e === 'default');
    // });

    optionFolder.onChange(({ property, value }) => {
      graph.updateBehavior({
        key: 'brush-select',
        [property]: value,
      });
      graph.render();
    });
  },
);

import { Graph } from '@antv/g6';
import GUI from 'lil-gui';

export function addPanel(renderPanel: (gui: GUI) => void) {
  const gui = new GUI({ container: document.body });
  gui.title('Control');
  Object.assign(gui.domElement.style, { position: 'absolute', top: '0', right: '0', zIndex: '10' });
  renderPanel(gui);
  addEventListener('pagehide', () => gui.destroy(), { once: true });
}

export async function createGraph(
  options: ConstructorParameters<typeof Graph>[0],
  size: { width?: number; height?: number } = {},
  renderPanel?: (gui: GUI, graph: Graph) => void,
) {
  const container = document.createElement('div');
  Object.assign(container.style, {
    width: '100%',
    maxWidth: `${size.width || 600}px`,
    height: `${size.height || 400}px`,
  });
  document.getElementById('container')!.append(container);
  const graph = new Graph({ ...size, ...options, width: container.clientWidth, container, autoResize: true });
  addEventListener('pagehide', () => graph.destroy(), { once: true });
  await graph.render();
  if (renderPanel) addPanel((gui) => renderPanel(gui, graph));
  return container;
}

style

Attribute	Description	Type	Default
cursor	Mouse style	string
fill	Fill color	string \| Pattern \| null	`#1677FF`
fillOpacity	Fill opacity	number \| string	0.1
isBillboard	Enable billboard mode	boolean
isSizeAttenuation	Enable size attenuation	boolean
lineCap	Line end style	`butt` \| `round` \| `square`
lineDash	Dash configuration	number \| string \| (string \| number)[]
lineDashOffset	Dash offset	number
lineJoin	Line join style	`miter` \| `round` \| `bevel`
lineWidth	Line width	number \| string	1
opacity	Overall opacity	number \| string
radius	Rectangle corner radius	number \| string \| number[]
shadowBlur	Shadow blur degree	number
shadowColor	Shadow color	string
shadowOffsetX	Shadow X direction offset	number
shadowOffsetY	Shadow Y direction offset	number
stroke	Stroke color	string \| Pattern \| null	`#1677FF`
strokeOpacity	Stroke opacity	number \| string
visibility	Visibility	`visible` \| `hidden`
zIndex	Rendering level	number	2

Example：

const graph = new Graph({
  behaviors: [
    {
      type: 'brush-select',
      key: 'brush-select',
      style: {
        width: 0,
        height: 0,
        lineWidth: 4,
        lineDash: [2, 2], // Dashed outline
        // RGB super colorful box
        fill: 'linear-gradient(217deg, rgba(255,0,0,.8), rgba(255,0,0,0) 70.71%),linear-gradient(127deg, rgba(0,255,0,.8), rgba(0,255,0,0) 70.71%),linear-gradient(336deg, rgba(0,0,255,.8), rgba(0,0,255,0) 70.71%)',
        stroke: 'pink',
        fillOpacity: 0.2,
        zIndex: 2,
        pointerEvents: 'none',
      },
    },
  ],
});


import { Graph } from '@antv/g6';

const graph = new Graph({
  container: 'container',
  width: 600,
  height: 300,
  data: {
    nodes: [
      { id: 'node-1', style: { x: 200, y: 100 } },
      { id: 'node-2', style: { x: 360, y: 100 } },
      { id: 'node-3', style: { x: 280, y: 220 } },
    ],
    edges: [
      { source: 'node-1', target: 'node-2' },
      { source: 'node-1', target: 'node-3' },
      { source: 'node-2', target: 'node-3' },
    ],
  },
  node: {
    style: { fill: '#7e3feb' },
  },
  edge: {
    stroke: '#8b9baf',
  },
  behaviors: [
    {
      type: 'brush-select',
      key: 'brush-select',
      trigger: [],
      immediately: true,
      style: {
        width: 0,
        height: 0,
        lineWidth: 4,
        lineDash: [2, 2], // Dashed outline
        // RGB super colorful box
        fill: 'linear-gradient(217deg, rgba(255,0,0,.8), rgba(255,0,0,0) 70.71%),linear-gradient(127deg, rgba(0,255,0,.8), rgba(0,255,0,0) 70.71%),linear-gradient(336deg, rgba(0,0,255,.8), rgba(0,0,255,0) 70.71%)',
        stroke: 'pink',
        fillOpacity: 0.2,
        zIndex: 2,
        pointerEvents: 'none',
      },
    },
  ],
  plugins: [{ type: 'grid-line', size: 30 }],
  animation: true,
});

graph.render();

import { Graph } from '@antv/g6';
import GUI from 'lil-gui';

export function addPanel(renderPanel: (gui: GUI) => void) {
  const gui = new GUI({ container: document.body });
  gui.title('Control');
  Object.assign(gui.domElement.style, { position: 'absolute', top: '0', right: '0', zIndex: '10' });
  renderPanel(gui);
  addEventListener('pagehide', () => gui.destroy(), { once: true });
}

export async function createGraph(
  options: ConstructorParameters<typeof Graph>[0],
  size: { width?: number; height?: number } = {},
  renderPanel?: (gui: GUI, graph: Graph) => void,
) {
  const container = document.createElement('div');
  Object.assign(container.style, {
    width: '100%',
    maxWidth: `${size.width || 600}px`,
    height: `${size.height || 400}px`,
  });
  document.getElementById('container')!.append(container);
  const graph = new Graph({ ...size, ...options, width: container.clientWidth, container, autoResize: true });
  addEventListener('pagehide', () => graph.destroy(), { once: true });
  await graph.render();
  if (renderPanel) addPanel((gui) => renderPanel(gui, graph));
  return container;
}

Practical Example


import { Graph } from '@antv/g6';

const graph = new Graph({
  container: 'container',
  data: {
    nodes: [
      { id: 'node-1', style: { x: 200, y: 250 } },
      { id: 'node-2', style: { x: 250, y: 200 } },
      { id: 'node-3', style: { x: 300, y: 250 } },
      { id: 'node-4', style: { x: 250, y: 300 } },
    ],
    edges: [
      { source: 'node-1', target: 'node-2' },
      { source: 'node-2', target: 'node-3' },
      { source: 'node-3', target: 'node-4' },
      { source: 'node-4', target: 'node-1' },
    ],
  },
  behaviors: [
    {
      key: 'brush-select',
      type: 'brush-select',
      enable: true,
      animation: false,
      mode: 'default', // union intersect diff default
      state: 'selected', // 'active', 'selected', 'inactive', ...
      trigger: [], // ['Shift', 'Alt', 'Control', 'Drag', 'Meta', ...]
      style: {
        width: 0,
        height: 0,
        lineWidth: 4,
        lineDash: [2, 2],
        fill: 'linear-gradient(217deg, rgba(255,0,0,.8), rgba(255,0,0,0) 70.71%),linear-gradient(127deg, rgba(0,255,0,.8), rgba(0,255,0,0) 70.71%),linear-gradient(336deg, rgba(0,0,255,.8), rgba(0,0,255,0) 70.71%)',
        stroke: 'pink',
        fillOpacity: 0.2,
        zIndex: 2,
        pointerEvents: 'none',
      },
    },
  ],
});

graph.render();

import { Graph } from '@antv/g6';
import GUI from 'lil-gui';

export function addPanel(renderPanel: (gui: GUI) => void) {
  const gui = new GUI({ container: document.body });
  gui.title('Control');
  Object.assign(gui.domElement.style, { position: 'absolute', top: '0', right: '0', zIndex: '10' });
  renderPanel(gui);
  addEventListener('pagehide', () => gui.destroy(), { once: true });
}

export async function createGraph(
  options: ConstructorParameters<typeof Graph>[0],
  size: { width?: number; height?: number } = {},
  renderPanel?: (gui: GUI, graph: Graph) => void,
) {
  const container = document.createElement('div');
  Object.assign(container.style, {
    width: '100%',
    maxWidth: `${size.width || 600}px`,
    height: `${size.height || 400}px`,
  });
  document.getElementById('container')!.append(container);
  const graph = new Graph({ ...size, ...options, width: container.clientWidth, container, autoResize: true });
  addEventListener('pagehide', () => graph.destroy(), { once: true });
  await graph.render();
  if (renderPanel) addPanel((gui) => renderPanel(gui, graph));
  return container;
}