Overview

DragElement is a built-in behavior in G6 for implementing element dragging functionality. It has the following core features:

1. Support for multiple element types: Supports dragging of both nodes and combos simultaneously
2. Intelligent multi-selection: Supports dragging multiple selected elements at the same time
3. Visual feedback: Provides various visual feedback mechanisms such as ghost nodes, edge visibility, mouse styles, etc.
4. Flexible drag effects: Supports various drag operation effects such as move, link, free drag, etc.
5. Parent-child relationship handling: Automatically handles element hierarchy during dragging, especially when dealing with combo structures

Online Experience

createGraph(
  {
    data: {
      nodes: [
        { id: 'node1', combo: 'combo1', style: { x: 250, y: 150 } },
        { id: 'node2', combo: 'combo1', style: { x: 350, y: 150 } },
        { id: 'node3', combo: 'combo2', style: { x: 250, y: 300 } },
      ],
      edges: [],
      combos: [
        { id: 'combo1', combo: 'combo2' },
        { id: 'combo2', style: {} },
      ],
    },
    node: { style: { fill: '#873bf4' } },
    edge: { style: { stroke: '#8b9baf' } },
    behaviors: [
      {
        type: 'drag-element',
        key: 'drag-element',
      },
    ],
    plugins: [{ type: 'grid-line', size: 30 }],
    animation: true,
  },
  { width: 600, height: 400 },
  (gui, graph) => {
    const options = {
      key: 'drag-element',
      type: 'drag-element',
      animation: true,
      enable: 'node,combo',
      dropEffect: 'move',
      state: 'selected',
      hideEdge: 'none',
      shadow: false,
    };
    const optionFolder = gui.addFolder('DragElement Options');
    optionFolder.add(options, 'type').disable(true);
    optionFolder.add(options, 'animation');
    optionFolder.add(options, 'enable', {
      'node,combo': (event) => ['node', 'combo'].includes(event.targetType),
      node: (event) => ['node'].includes(event.targetType),
      combo: (event) => ['combo'].includes(event.targetType),
      none: false,
    });
    optionFolder.add(options, 'dropEffect', ['link', 'move', 'none']);
    optionFolder.add(options, 'hideEdge', ['none', 'all', 'in', 'out', 'both']);
    optionFolder.add(options, 'shadow');

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

Basic Usage

Add this behavior 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: ['drag-element'],
});

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: 'drag-element',
      key: 'drag-element-1',
      enableAnimation: true,
      dropEffect: 'move',
      shadow: true, // Enable ghost node
    },
  ],
});

Configuration Options

cursor

cursor is used to customize the mouse pointer style during dragging:

• default: Pointer style in default state
• grab: Pointer style when hovering over a draggable element
• grabbing: Pointer style when dragging

Optional values are: auto | default | none | context-menu | help | pointer | progress | wait | cell | crosshair | text | vertical-text | alias | copy | move | no-drop | not-allowed | grab | grabbing | all-scroll | col-resize | row-resize | n-resize | e-resize | s-resize | w-resize | ne-resize | nw-resize | se-resize | sw-resize | ew-resize | ns-resize | nesw-resize | nwse-resize | zoom-in | zoom-out

Example configuration:

cursor: {
  default: 'default',    // Use normal pointer by default
  grab: 'grab',         // Show grab pointer when draggable
  grabbing: 'grabbing'  // Show grabbing pointer when dragging
}

shadow Style Configuration

When shadow: true is enabled, you can customize the style of the ghost node with the following properties:

Example configuration:

{
  type: 'drag-element',
  shadow: true,
  // Customize ghost node style
  shadowFill: '#E8F3FF',
  shadowFillOpacity: 0.4,
  shadowStroke: '#1890FF',
  shadowStrokeOpacity: 0.8,
  shadowLineDash: [4, 4],
  shadowZIndex: 99
}

Note: The ghost node style inherits from BaseStyleProps, the above configuration items are obtained by adding the shadow prefix to the property name.

Code Examples

Multi-selection Dragging

Need to cooperate with the click-select behavior to achieve multi-selection, and then associate the selected state through the state parameter:

const graph = new Graph({
  behaviors: [
    {
      type: 'click-select',
      multiple: true,
      state: 'selected',
    },
    {
      type: 'drag-element',
      state: 'selected', // All nodes in the selected state will be moved simultaneously during dragging
    },
  ],
});