DirectedEdges
Details

- DirectedEdges->True specifies that edges should be directed.
- DirectedEdges->False specifies that edges should be undirected.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (5)
By default rules are taken to be directed edges:
Obtain a CycleGraph with directed edges:
Create a directed graph from a symmetric adjacency matrix:
Show edges as arrows in GraphPlot:
Do not show edges as arrows in LayeredGraphPlot:
Scope (5)
DirectedEdges is an option to special graph constructors including PathGraph:
CompleteGraph, GridGraph, and ButterflyGraph:
CycleGraph, StarGraph, and WheelGraph:
CompleteKaryTree and KaryTree:
DirectedEdges->True prevents AdjacencyGraph from creating undirected graphs:
DirectedEdges works with RandomGraph and UniformGraphDistribution:
By default, edges are shown as lines in GraphPlot and TreePlot:
By default, edges are shown as arrows in LayeredGraphPlot:
See Also
Tech Notes
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), DirectedEdges, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DirectedEdges.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "DirectedEdges." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DirectedEdges.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). DirectedEdges. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DirectedEdges.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_directededges, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DirectedEdges}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DirectedEdges.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_directededges, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DirectedEdges}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DirectedEdges.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-August-2025]}