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getItem()

Description​

Returns the object of an item by its id

Usage​

getItem(id: string | number): object;

Parameters​

  • id - (required) the id of a selected item

Returns​

The method returns the object of an item

Example​

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

const shape = diagram.data.getItem(123);

You can access the original properties of an item like this:

// accessing the properties of the shape
const shape = diagram.data.getItem(123);
const text = shape.text;

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