Get Process Definition Graphics

Description

Retrieves graphical data for the process definition in XML format. The graphical representation of the process is XML-serialized by the class Graphic Image. The graphical data is used to display the process visually.

Syntax

public virtual string GetProcDefGraphics(string pID)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
PID	string	The process definition ID for a released process definition.

Output

Graphics object in XML format.

Example

// This is console application sample
IWFWorkflowService svc = GetWorkflowService();
//process definition ID or process instance ID
string procesID = … // for example,
"42544811EC2D4FC18E6BA15CC9FE28DF";

try
	{
    //returns an image of a process definition as string.
    string procDefGraphicsXML = svc.GetProcDefGraphics(procesID);
    GraphicImage g = new GraphicImage();
    g.FromXml(procDefGraphicsXML);
    byte[] images = g.Image // process image
    NamedRectangle[] shapes = g.Shapes;
	}

catch (Exception ex)
	{
    Console.WriteLine(ShUtil.GetSoapMessage(ex));
	}
/* This example produces the following results:
process definition Graphics:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Graphics
left="3.33333333333333" right="5.76002857553708"
top="10.3848753378378" bottom="7"><Shapes><Shape
left="3.33333333333333" right="3.83333333333333"
top="10.3854166666667" bottom="9.88541666666667" name="Start"
/><Shape left="5.26041666666667"
right="5.76041666666667" top="7.5" bottom="7" name="Stop"
/><Shape left="4.30208333333333"
right="5.30208333333333" top="9.16666666666667"
bottom="8.66666666666667" name="Text File Writer.3"     
/></Shapes><Image>@64R0lGODlh6QBFAXAAACwAAAAA6QB
FAYcAAAAMDAwkJCQsLCydAAClAACqAACuAACyAAC2AAC6AAC+\nAADCAADGAADK
AAA8PDzOAADSAA     
.................\nTEGgS0+D2pKSHjUEWOzmRMPZljdstSBbQshYsxjRfu7xD
REAaV3vGgai7gAEaA3sj3bghhl2dbEN\nDAM5bsCFff6yI1uYAAZ8WtowAasI       
wudCT76Yxw1tYQa9/W1ww8ADCmxp+/SHxwvUm4UYBGq02d2S\nWJwAf+brX/9H0ic
BCEbggcpuAAbuvO+YgBV8acwAwNO3PjK+j4EKZzhNwp1PZ4dvfBUAoMEjgHG       
b\nBGNA0rYGa1W+cpazvMA32cOlMo6cgAAAOw==</Image></Graphics>
*/

Supported Versions

3.2.0.4 and higher

Parent topic: Process Definition Methods