WOLFRAM

Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center

EdgeRenderingFunction

is an option for GraphPlot and related functions that gives a function to generate the graphics primitives to use in rendering each edge.

Details
Details and Options Details and Options
Examples  
Basic Examples  
Scope  
See Also
Tech Notes
History
Cite this Page

EdgeRenderingFunction

As of Version 12.0, EdgeRenderingFunction has been superseded by EdgeShapeFunction.

EdgeRenderingFunction

is an option for GraphPlot and related functions that gives a function to generate the graphics primitives to use in rendering each edge.

Details

  • EdgeRenderingFunction->g specifies that each edge should be rendered with the graphics primitives given by g[{ri,…,rj},{vi,vj},lblij], where ri, rj are the beginning and ending points of the edge, vi, vj are the beginning and ending vertices, the lblij is any label specified for the edge.
  • The graphics primitives obtained by applying EdgeRenderingFunction are in effect directly spliced into the graphic generated by a function like GraphPlot. Inset can be used to insert an arbitrary expression.
  • EdgeRenderingFunction->Automatic renders edges according to the styles specified by DirectedEdges and EdgeLabeling.
  • Settings for PlotStyle define defaults that can be overridden by explicit directives in EdgeRenderingFunction.

Examples

open all close all

Basic Examples  (3)

Draw edges as red arrows set back by a small amount:

Wolfram Language code: LayeredGraphPlot[{1 -> 5, 2 -> 4, 3 -> 4, 3 -> 5, 4 -> 5}, EdgeRenderingFunction -> ({Red, Arrow[#1, 0.1]}&)]

Draw edges as cylinders and vertices as spheres:

Wolfram Language code: GraphPlot3D[{2 -> 3, 2 -> 4, 2 -> 5, 3 -> 4, 3 -> 5, 4 -> 5}, EdgeRenderingFunction -> (Cylinder[#1, 0.05]&), VertexRenderingFunction -> (Sphere[#, 0.1]&)]

Do not draw edges at all:

Wolfram Language code: GraphPlot3D[Table[1, {100}, {100}], EdgeRenderingFunction -> None, VertexRenderingFunction -> (Sphere[#, 0.05]&)]

Scope  (2)

Draw text on each edge:

Wolfram Language code: GraphPlot[{4 -> 1, 5 -> 1, 3 -> 2, 2 -> 5, 3 -> 4, 3 -> 5, 5 -> 4}, EdgeRenderingFunction -> ({Arrow[#], Inset["Mathematica", Mean[#1], Automatic, Automatic, #[[1]] - #[[2]], Background -> White]}&)]

Draw graphics on each edge:

Wolfram Language code: arrow = [image];
Wolfram Language code: GraphPlot[{2 -> 1, 3 -> 1, 4 -> 1, 5 -> 1, 6 -> 1}, EdgeRenderingFunction -> ({Line[#], Inset[arrow, Mean[#1], Automatic, Automatic, #[[2]] - #[[1]], Background -> White]}&)]
Wolfram Research (2007), EdgeRenderingFunction, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EdgeRenderingFunction.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2007), EdgeRenderingFunction, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EdgeRenderingFunction.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2007. "EdgeRenderingFunction." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EdgeRenderingFunction.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2007). EdgeRenderingFunction. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EdgeRenderingFunction.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_edgerenderingfunction, author="Wolfram Research", title="{EdgeRenderingFunction}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EdgeRenderingFunction.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_edgerenderingfunction, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={EdgeRenderingFunction}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EdgeRenderingFunction.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}