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Edit Connector Bends

Add Bends to Connector​

To add a bend to a connector, use the AddBend method of the IConnector object.
The bend is added at the end of the specified coordinates, starting from the associated source shape.

public void AddBend(ICommandContext c, ICommandParams p) 
{ 
//Get the currently displayed diagram 
IDiagram diagram = c.App.Workspace.CurrentEditor as IDiagram; 
if (diagram == null) 
{ 
//If no diagram is displayed, end the process 
c.App.Output.WriteLine("sample", "Diagram is not displayed."); 
return; 
} 

//Get the connector selected on the diagram 
IConnector connector = diagram.GetSelectedShapes().OfType<IConnector>().FirstOrDefault(); 
if (connector == null) 
{ 
//If no selection is made, end the process 
c.App.Output.WriteLine("sample", "No connector is selected."); 
return; 
} 

//Add a bend to the connector by specifying its coordinates 
connector.AddBend(100, 150); 
}

To add multiple bends, use the AddBends method of the IConnector object.
The bends are added last, starting from the source shape, in the order of the coordinates specified by System.Drawing.Point.

public void AddBends(ICommandContext c, ICommandParams p) 
{ 
//Get the currently displayed diagram 
IDiagram diagram = c.App.Workspace.CurrentEditor as IDiagram; 

//Get the connector selected on the diagram 
IConnector connector = diagram.GetSelectedShapes().OfType<IConnector>().FirstOrDefault(); 
if (connector == null) 
{ 
//If no connector is selected, terminate the process 
c.App.Output.WriteLine("sample", "No connector selected."); 
return; 
} 

//Add bends to a connector by specifying multiple coordinates 
System.Drawing.Point position1 = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 50); 
System.Drawing.Point position2 = new System.Drawing.Point(50, 50); 
connector.AddBends(new []{ position1, position2 }); 
}

Get connector bends​

To get the bends of a connector, use the GetBends method of the IConnector object.
You can get the bends in order starting from the connector's associated source shape.

public void GetBends(ICommandContext c, ICommandParams p) 
{ 
//Get the currently displayed diagram 
IDiagram diagram = c.App.Workspace.CurrentEditor as IDiagram; 

//Get the connector selected on the diagram 
IConnector connector = diagram.GetSelectedShapes().OfType<IConnector>().FirstOrDefault(); 
if (connector == null) 
{ 
//If no connector is selected, terminate processing 
c.App.Output.WriteLine("sample", "No connector selected."); 
return; 
} 

//Get the coordinates of the bends that the connector has 
int bendCount = 1; 
IEnumerable<System.Drawing.Point> bendPositions = connector.GetBends(); 
foreach(System.Drawing.Point bendPosition in bendPositions) 
{ 
c.App.Output.WriteLine("sample", $"Bend {bendCount} coordinates X:{bendPosition.X} Y:{bendPosition.Y}"); 
bendCount++; 
} 
}

Delete bends from connector​

To delete bends from a connector, use the ClearBends method of the IConnector object.
All bends in the connector are deleted. You cannot delete specific bends.

public void ClearBends(ICommandContext c, ICommandParams p) 
{ 
//Get the currently displayed diagram 
IDiagram diagram = c.App.Workspace.CurrentEditor as IDiagram; 

//Get the connector selected on the diagram 
IConnector connector = diagram.GetSelectedShapes().OfType<IConnector>().FirstOrDefault(); 
if (connector == null) 
{ 
//If no connector is selected, terminate the process 
c.App.Output.WriteLine("sample", "No connector selected."); 
return; 
} 

//Delete all bends from the connector 
connector.ClearBends(); 
}
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