n><span class="tsd-signature-symbol">)</span><span class="tsd-signature-symbol">: </span><span class="tsd-signature-type">boolean</span><a href="#needsPrelayout.needsPrelayout-1" aria-label="Permalink" class="tsd-anchor-icon"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><use href="../assets/icons.svg#icon-anchor"></use></svg></a></li><li class="tsd-description"><div class="tsd-comment tsd-typography"><p>Determines whether a spring-based prelayout should be performed before the main force-directed layout operation.
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