Topdown Size Approximator

Property Value
Type: advanced
Identifier: org.eclipse.elk.topdown.sizeApproximator
Meta Data Provider: core.options.CoreOptions
Value Type: org.eclipse.elk.core.options.TopdownSizeApproximator (Enum)
Possible Values: COUNT_CHILDREN
LOOKAHEAD_LAYOUT
Default Value: null (as defined in org.eclipse.elk)
Applies To: nodes
Dependencies: org.eclipse.elk.topdown.nodeType (TopdownNodeTypes.HIERARCHICAL_NODE)
Containing Group: topdown

Description

The size approximator to be used to set sizes of hierarchical nodes during topdown layout. The default value is null, which results in nodes keeping whatever size is defined for them e.g. through parent parallel node or by manually setting the size.