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Hello,
I have a use case in LucidCharts where I need to identify if a block area is contained in another.
In the documentation you can find this method getContainers() but it returns empty array for nested blocks. Those blocks seem to have valid bounding box values as well.
Is there a correct way to use that API?
Best answer by Connor B101
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Hi
Directly navigate through or restore specific versions via Lucidchart's API is not possible.
You have to try other possibilities as well as here is the help article related to API methods - https://developer.lucid.co/
Hope this helps - Happy to help further!!
Thank you very much and have a great one!
Warm regards
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I think you meant to address another question with the answer. Can you support with this question scope about block containers?
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Per your finding on the getContainers() method in Lucid have limitations with nested blocks.
We should try other possibilities like - Iterative Traversal with Bounding Boxes or Custom Logic based on Parent-Child Relationships
We will also take some right direction from the team here.
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Regards
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Thank you for your question
Hey @KVG!
After looking into this in depth, it looks like the getContainers() method will only return containers (swim lanes, frames, etc.) that surround the block, instead of nested blocks. To circumvent this, I would recommend using the getBoundingBox() method as well as the isBoxWithin() helper method to determine if a block resides within another.
Happy to answer any other questions that come up!
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Thank you
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