Many other infragistics controls like xamNetworkNode and xamTileManager let you provide different templates based on class. This is really nice because you can have a collection of a base class and then select the datatemplate by the derived type.
I see examples on the forums of manually applying a datatemplate but this should be something the xamDiagram can do on its own.
Am I missing something?
Hello Matt,
In order to provide separate data templates for nodes in a XamDiagram based on type, I would recommend defining first binding the ItemsSource of the XamDiagram to a collection of your types, and then defining a NodeDefinition for each of those types within the XamDiagram.NodeDefinitions collection. The NodeDefinition has a TargetType property that you can set for your different types, and then nodes will be created for those types.
The NodeDefinition also has a NodeStyle property, and if you set this to a new Style for DiagramNode, you can define a different DisplayTemplate or EditTemplate for your nodes. For more about binding data in the XamDiagram, I would recommend seeing this online documentation article.
I have attached a sample project binding two separate types to the XamDiagram and creating a different DisplayTemplate for them. I hope this helps you.
Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns on this matter.
XamDiagramDifferentDataTypesDemo.zip