DGML

Directed Graph Markup Language (DGML) is an XML-based file format for directed graphs.

Introduction to DGML

Here is what a simple directed graph with three nodes and two links between them looks like

which looks like this:<br />

The complete XSD schema for DGML is available at http://schemas.microsoft.com/vs/2009/dgml. DGML not only allows describing nodes and links in a graph, but also annotating those nodes and links with any user defined property and/or category.

See also

• DOT (graph description language)
• Graphviz
• Microsoft Visio
• Graph Modelling Language

External links

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio homepage of Visual Studio
• http://schemas.microsoft.com/vs/2009/dgml page describing the XSD schema for DGML
• http://www.lovettsoftware.com contains videos showing how to use DGML graphs in Visual Studio
• https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd409365.aspx, documentation on how to use DGML

References