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copy()

Description​

Creates a copy of an item at the defined position

Usage​

copy(
    id: string | number | array,
    index: number, 
    target?: object
): string | number | array;

Parameters​

  • id - (required) the id(s) of an item(s) to copy
  • index - (required) the index to create a copy at
  • target - (optional) the target data collection object

Returns​

The method returns the item's id or an array with ids of items

Example​

const diagram = new dhx.Diagram("diagram_container", {
    type: "default"
});
diagram.data.parse(data);

diagram.data.copy("4",5); // copies the shape with id=4 to the position with index 5