Graph::Easy::Group(3pm)

1Graph::Easy::Group(3) User Contributed Perl DocumentationGraph::Easy::Group(3)
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NAME

6       Graph::Easy::Group - A group of nodes (aka subgraph) in Graph::Easy
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SYNOPSIS

9               use Graph::Easy;
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11               my $bonn = Graph::Easy::Node->new('Bonn');
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13               $bonn->set_attribute('border', 'solid 1px black');
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15               my $berlin = Graph::Easy::Node->new( name => 'Berlin' );
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17               my $cities = Graph::Easy::Group->new(
18                       name => 'Cities',
19               );
20               $cities->set_attribute('border', 'dashed 1px blue');
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22               $cities->add_nodes ($bonn);
23               # $bonn will be ONCE in the group
24               $cities->add_nodes ($bonn, $berlin);
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DESCRIPTION

27       A "Graph::Easy::Group" represents a group of nodes in an "Graph::Easy"
28       object. These nodes are grouped together on output.
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METHODS

31   new()
32               my $group = Graph::Easy::Group->new( $options );
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34       Create a new, empty group. $options are the possible options, see
35       Graph::Easy::Node for a list.
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37   error()
38               $last_error = $group->error();
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40               $group->error($error);                  # set new messages
41               $group->error('');                      # clear error
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43       Returns the last error message, or '' for no error.
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45   as_ascii()
46               my $ascii = $group->as_ascii();
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48       Return the group as a little box drawn in ASCII art as a string.
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50   name()
51               my $name = $group->name();
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53       Return the name of the group.
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55   id()
56               my $id = $group->id();
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58       Returns the group's unique ID number.
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60   set_attribute()
61               $group->set_attribute('border-style', 'none');
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63       Sets the specified attribute of this (and only this!) group to the
64       specified value.
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66   add_member()
67               $group->add_member($node);
68               $group->add_member($group);
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70       Add the specified object to this group and returns this member. If the
71       passed argument is a scalar, will treat it as a node name.
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73       Note that each object can only be a member of one group at a time.
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75   add_node()
76               $group->add_node($node);
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78       Add the specified node to this group and returns this node.
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80       Note that each object can only be a member of one group at a time.
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82   add_edge(), add_edge_once()
83               $group->add_edge($edge);                # Graph::Easy::Edge
84               $group->add_edge($from, $to);           # Graph::Easy::Node or
85                                                       # Graph::Easy::Group
86               $group->add_edge('From', 'To');         # Scalars
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88       If passed an Graph::Easy::Edge object, moves the nodes involved in this
89       edge to the group.
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91       if passed two nodes, adds these nodes to the graph (unless they already
92       exist) and adds an edge between these two nodes. See add_edge_once() to
93       avoid creating multiple edges.
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95       This method works only on groups that are part of a graph.
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97       Note that each object can only be a member of one group at a time, and
98       edges are automatically a member of a group if and only if both the
99       target and the destination node are a member of the same group.
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101   add_group()
102               my $inner = $group->add_group('Group name');
103               my $nested = $group->add_group($group);
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105       Add a group as subgroup to this group and returns this group.
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107   del_member()
108               $group->del_member($node);
109               $group->del_member($group);
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111       Delete the specified object from this group.
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113   del_node()
114               $group->del_node($node);
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116       Delete the specified node from this group.
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118   del_edge()
119               $group->del_edge($edge);
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121       Delete the specified edge from this group.
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123   add_nodes()
124               $group->add_nodes($node, $node2, ... );
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126       Add all the specified nodes to this group and returns them as a list.
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128   nodes()
129               my @nodes = $group->nodes();
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131       Returns a list of all node objects that belong to this group.
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133   edges()
134               my @edges = $group->edges();
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136       Returns a list of all edge objects that lead to or from this group.
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138       Note: This does not return edges between nodes that are inside the
139       group, for this see edges_within().
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141   edges_within()
142               my @edges_within = $group->edges_within();
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144       Returns a list of all edge objects that are inside this group, in
145       arbitrary order. Edges are automatically considered inside a group if
146       their starting and ending node both are in the same group.
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148       Note: This does not return edges between this group and other groups,
149       nor edges between this group and nodes outside this group, for this see
150       edges().
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152   groups()
153               my @groups = $group->groups();
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155       Returns the contained groups of this group as Graph::Easy::Group
156       objects, in arbitrary order.
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158   groups_within()
159               # equivalent to $group->groups():
160               my @groups = $group->groups_within();           # all
161               my @toplevel_groups = $group->groups_within(0); # level 0 only
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163       Return the groups that are inside this group, up to the specified
164       level, in arbitrary order.
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166       The default level is -1, indicating no bounds and thus all contained
167       groups are returned.
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169       A level of 0 means only the direct children, and hence only the
170       toplevel groups will be returned. A level 1 means the toplevel groups
171       and their toplevel children, and so on.
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173   as_txt()
174               my $txt = $group->as_txt();
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176       Returns the group as Graph::Easy textual description.
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178   _find_label_cell()
179               $group->_find_label_cell();
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181       Called by the layouter once for each group. Goes through all cells of
182       this group and finds one where to attach the label to. Internal usage
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185   get_attributes()
186               my $att = $object->get_attributes();
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188       Return all effective attributes on this object (graph/node/group/edge)
189       as an anonymous hash ref. This respects inheritance and default values.
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191       See also raw_attributes().
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193   raw_attributes()
194               my $att = $object->get_attributes();
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196       Return all set attributes on this object (graph/node/group/edge) as an
197       anonymous hash ref. This respects inheritance, but does not include
198       default values for unset attributes.
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200       See also get_attributes().
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202   attribute related methods
203       You can call all the various attribute related methods like
204       set_attribute(), get_attribute(), etc. on a group, too. For example:
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206               $group->set_attribute('label', 'by train');
207               my $attr = $group->get_attributes();
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209       You can find more documentation in Graph::Easy.
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211   layout()
212       This routine should not be called on groups, it only works on the graph
213       itself.
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215   shape()
216               my $shape = $group->shape();
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218       Returns the shape of the group as string.
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220   has_as_successor()
221               if ($group->has_as_successor($other))
222                 {
223                 ...
224                 }
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226       Returns true if $other (a node or group) is a successor of this group,
227       e.g.  if there is an edge leading from this group to $other.
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229   has_as_predecessor()
230               if ($group->has_as_predecessor($other))
231                 {
232                 ...
233                 }
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235       Returns true if the group has $other (a group or node) as predecessor,
236       that is if there is an edge leading from $other to this group.
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238   root_node()
239               my $root = $group->root_node();
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241       Return the root node as Graph::Easy::Node object, if it was set with
242       the 'root' attribute.
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EXPORT

245       None by default.
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AUTHOR

251       Copyright (C) 2004 - 2008 by Tels <http://bloodgate.com>
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253       See the LICENSE file for more details.
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257perl v5.36.0                      2023-02-02             Graph::Easy::Group(3)

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