This section explains how to create new network element functions and their related icons. This operation is performed in three steps:

The following example shows how to add a Router function and associate it with an icon, which is stored in a file called router.gif.

How to Add a Function and Associate It with an Icon (using the API)

IlpContext context = IltSystem.GetDefaultContext();
IltNetworkElement.Function router = new IltNetworkElement.Function("router");
Image routerIcon = context.getImageRepository().getImage("router.gif");
IltSettings.SetValue("NetworkElement.Function.Router.Icon", routerIcon);

How to Add a Function and Associate It with an Icon (using CSS)

setting."ilog.tgo.model.IltNetworkElement"{
  functions[0]: @+neFunction0;
}
Subobject#neFunction0 {
  class: 'ilog.tgo.model.IltNetworkElement.Function'; 
  name: "router";
}

Likewise, you can customize the icon using global CSS settings. To do so, you need to specify the full path to the object to be customized, as well as the value of its name attribute in order to match the right object in the system. The CSS property to customize here is icon.

setting."ilog.tgo.model.IltNetworkElement.Function"[name="router"] { 
   icon: '@|image("router.gif")';
}

The following property is used to customize the display of network element functions:

The resource that applies to network element functions is:

For the predefined network element functions, you can edit the value directly in the JViews TGO resource bundle file.

For newly created network element functions, the tooltip information will also be retrieved from this resource bundle. As you declare new network element functions, register the corresponding entries into the resource bundle file.

Considering that you have created the network element function "router", you should declare the entry in the resource bundle file as follows: