Long arrows (many dashes) don't work with arrow direction

Question

See this diagram: http://www.plantuml.com/plantuml/uml/SoWkIImgAStDuIfAJIv9p4lFILLmH68x8R6TkRWS5NJ1m0ue0MONPQPdb804WB8EgNafG9C0

Long arrows work great, but when a specifier like hidden or right is added, it defaults to the short version.

Answer 1

Hello C.,

From:

@startuml
rectangle A
rectangle B
rectangle C

A ------> B
A ---right---> C
@enduml

A possible workaround, for long arrows, is to use norank, as:

@startuml
rectangle A
rectangle B
rectangle C

A ------> B
A -[norank]-------> C
@enduml

See also:

• https://forum.plantuml.net/3188/add-norank-option-on-links
• https://forum.plantuml.net/8365/need-help-in-layout-among-and-inside-packages

If that can help,
Regards,
Th.

Comments

Oh interesting! So this works, but [norank] + left doesn't work. I guess norank means that you can't influence direction?

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Hello C.,

norank means floating (without rank...)...
And then, direction must be manage by declaring element as:

@startuml
rectangle D
rectangle A
rectangle B
rectangle C

D <-[norank]----- A
A ------> B
A -[norank]-----> C
@enduml

If that can help,
For top or up that is more difficult... 
Regards,
Th.

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norank is only a very specific solution

a) it works only on top, not on bottom

@startuml
[A] ---> [B]
[A] -[norank]-------> [C]
[B] -[norank]-------> [D]
@enduml

 

b) norank with direction left supports no distance

@startuml
[A] ---> [B]
[A] -[norank]Left-------> [C]
[A] -[norank]-------> [D]
@enduml

Regards
Helmut