Overview (FL)
The following subsections describe the particular way
in which these parameters are used by this subclass.
Allowed time (FL)
The layout algorithm stops if the allowed time setting
has elapsed. (See Allowed time.)
Layout of connected components (FL)
The layout algorithm can use the generic mechanism to
lay out connected components. (For more information about this mechanism;
see Layout of connected components.)
Layout region (FL)
The layout algorithm can use the layout region setting
(either your own or the default setting) to control the size and the
position of the graph drawing.
By default, the Force-directed Layout
algorithm does not use the layout region. (For details see also Force fit to layout region (FL).)
If you are using the default settings, an estimation
of the appropriate layout region according to the number and size
of the nodes is used.
Link connection box (FL)
The layout algorithm can use a link connection box interface
to calculate the center of a node. See Link connection box.
It is used when the option to connect links to node centers
is enabled.
It is only used if the link style is straight line. It
is also used for self-links and multilinks, depending on the self-link
or multilink mode.
Preserve fixed links (FL)
The layout algorithm does not reshape the links that
are specified as fixed. (See Preserve fixed links and Link style (FL).)
Preserve fixed nodes (FL)
The layout algorithm does not move the nodes that are
specified as fixed. Moreover, the algorithm takes into account the
fixed nodes when computing the position of the nonfixed nodes. (See Preserve fixed nodes.)
Stop immediately (FL)
The layout algorithm stops after cleanup if the method GraphLayout#stopImmeditely() is called. (For a description
of this method in the
GraphLayout
class,
see Stop immediately.) If the layout
stops early because the allowed time has elapsed, the result code
in the layout report is GraphLayoutReport.STOPPED_AND_VALID
.