Nodes and edges can be hidden by using the isHidden attribute. This is useful for implementing expandable/collapsible nodes.
Hidden Source Code
index.js
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import ReactFlow, { addEdge, MiniMap, Controls } from 'react-flow-renderer';
import { useEffect } from 'react';
const initialElements = [
{
id: 'hidden-1',
type: 'input',
data: { label: 'Node 1' },
position: { x: 250, y: 5 },
},
{ id: 'hidden-2', data: { label: 'Node 2' }, position: { x: 100, y: 100 } },
{ id: 'hidden-3', data: { label: 'Node 3' }, position: { x: 400, y: 100 } },
{ id: 'hidden-4', data: { label: 'Node 4' }, position: { x: 400, y: 200 } },
{ id: 'hidden-e1-2', source: 'hidden-1', target: 'hidden-2' },
{ id: 'hidden-e1-3', source: 'hidden-1', target: 'hidden-3' },
{ id: 'hidden-e3-4', source: 'hidden-3', target: 'hidden-4' },
];
const HiddenFlow = () => {
const [elements, setElements] = useState(initialElements);
const [isHidden, setIsHidden] = useState(false);
const onConnect = (params) => setElements((els) => addEdge(params, els));
useEffect(() => {
setElements((els) =>
els.map((e) => {
e.isHidden = isHidden;
return e;
})
);
}, [isHidden]);
return (
<ReactFlow elements={elements} onConnect={onConnect}>
<MiniMap />
<Controls />
<div style={{ position: 'absolute', left: 10, top: 10, zIndex: 4 }}>
<div>
<label htmlFor="ishidden">
isHidden
<input
id="ishidden"
type="checkbox"
checked={isHidden}
onChange={(event) => setIsHidden(event.target.checked)}
className="react-flow__ishidden"
/>
</label>
</div>
</div>
</ReactFlow>
);
};
export default HiddenFlow;