mxGraph Java

Installation

The following assumes that Eclipse is used for development. To start development, open the Eclipse project files in the top-level directory by going to File, New, Java Project, choose Create project from existing source and select the top-level directory.

Examples

com/mxgraph/examples contains the following examples:

• Codec - Using the codec for input/output.
• Frame - Placing a graph image inside a JFrame.
• GraphControl - Using a graph image to create a control.
• Layout - Using a graph layout class to arrange nodes.
• PdfExport - Using a library to create a PDF from a graph.

com/mxgraph/examples/swing contains the following examples:

• ClickHandler - Handling click events on a cells.
• CustomCanvas - Using a custom canvas for rendering.
• GraphEditor - Full-featured graph editor example.
• SchemaEditor - Using heavyweight components in a graph.
• UserObject - Working with user objects in JFC/Swing.
• Validation - An interactive validation example.

For a simple example on input/output from/to a servlet, please run com/mxgraph/examples/web/Backend.java and point your browser to http://localhost:8080/.

com/mxgraph/examples/web contains more servlet examples. Right click Main.java in this directory and choose Run As, Java Application and point your browser to http://localhost:8080/.