In our last major release, we announced the availability of our WPF TreeMap Control - a way to visualize hierarchical or flat data using nested rectangles.
As is always the case when we release a new product for a specific Windows platform, our WinForms customers were all over us to add this control to our WinForms toolbox. To our WinForms customers - we heard you loud & clear and I'm happy to announce that v16.1 will definitely ship with the new DevExpress WinForms TreeMap Control.
I noted in my blog post last year that if you are unfamiliar with TreeMaps and want to explore the UX/Analytics opportunities they offer, take a moment to review the following Wikipedia article.
The DevExpress WinForms TreeMap Control
Appearance and Behavior Customization
The DevExpress WinForms TreeMap allows you to specify the layout algorithm used to arrange tree map items. The following options are available:
| Algorithm | Example |
Slice
and Dice |  |
Squarified |  |
Striped |  |
Should you require a different layout, you can design derivatives as necessary. With Colorizers, you can specify TreeMap colors automatically. The following list includes all colorizers shipped with the WinForms TreeMap.
| Colorizer | Example |
Palette |  |
Gradient |  |
Group
Gradient |  |
Range |  |
Much like layout algorithms, you can implement your custom colorizer when needed. Finally, the WinForms TreeMap control supports the interactivity features including selection, highlighting and tooltips.
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