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The Composite package (ilog.views.graphic.composite) and its subpackages in JViews Framework contain the Composite Graphics classes. The main entry point to the package is the class ilog.views.graphic.composite.IlvCompositeGraphic.

In ILOG JViews Diagrammer, there is a specialized subclass, ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvSDMCompositeNode, which provides composite nodes that can be in layers.

The Composite Graphics subpackages include:

For a description of composite graphics in ILOG JViews Diagrammer and an example, see Using Composite Graphics.

A symbol is an abstraction of composite graphic that can be used only through style sheets, see Managing Dynamic Symbols.