public void deletePictogramElement(PictogramElement pe) {
		/*
		 * if (pe instanceof ContainerShape) { ContainerShape cs =
		 * (ContainerShape) pe; List<Shape> childList = cs.getChildren();
		 * List<Shape> l = new ArrayList<Shape>(); for (Shape shape : childList)
		 * { l.add(shape); } for (Shape shape : l) {
		 * deletePictogramElement(shape); } } if (pe instanceof AnchorContainer)
		 * { AnchorContainer ac = (AnchorContainer) pe; Collection<Anchor>
		 * anchorList = ac.getAnchors(); List<Anchor> l = new
		 * ArrayList<Anchor>(); for (Anchor anchor : anchorList) {
		 * l.add(anchor); } for (Anchor anchor : l) {
		 * deletePictogramElement(anchor); } }
		 */
		GraphicsAlgorithm graphicsAlgorithm = pe.getGraphicsAlgorithm();
		if (graphicsAlgorithm != null) {
			EcoreUtil.delete(graphicsAlgorithm, false);
		}
		PictogramLink linkForPictogramElement = Graphiti.getLinkService().getLinkForPictogramElement(pe);
		if (linkForPictogramElement != null) {
			EcoreUtil.delete(linkForPictogramElement, false);
		}
		EcoreUtil.delete(pe, false);
	}