mxStylesheetCodec

Codec for mxStylesheets. This class is created and registered dynamically at load time and used implicitely via mxCodec and the mxCodecRegistry.

Summary

mxStylesheetCodec	Codec for mxStylesheets.
Functions
encode	Encodes a stylesheet.
getStringValue	Returns the string for encoding the given value.
decode	Reads a sequence of the following child nodes and attributes:

Functions

encode

codec.encode = function( enc,
obj )

Encodes a stylesheet. See decode for a description of the format.

getStringValue

codec.getStringValue = function( key,
value )

Returns the string for encoding the given value.

decode

codec.decode = function( dec,
node,
into )

Reads a sequence of the following child nodes and attributes:

Child Nodes

add	Adds a new style.

Attributes

as	Name of the style.
extend	Name of the style to inherit from.

Each node contains another sequence of add and remove nodes with the following attributes:

as	Name of the style (see mxConstants).
value	Value for the style.

Instead of the value-attribute, one can put Javascript expressions into the node as follows: <add as=”perimeter”>mxPerimeter.RectanglePerimeter</add>

A remove node will remove the entry with the name given in the as-attribute from the style.

Example

<mxStylesheet as="stylesheet">
  <add as="text">
    <add as="fontSize" value="12"/>
  </add>
  <add as="defaultVertex" extend="text">
    <add as="shape" value="rectangle"/>
  </add>
</mxStylesheet>