Breaking an arrow with text in a flowchart

Question

is there a way to "break" a vertical arrow by text going through it in a flowchart? I just need a gap in the arrow for the text to go through.

If you can place the node before you draw the arrow, you can use it as an intermediate point: \draw[->] (start) -- (node) -- (target);. — Qrrbrbirlbel, Dec 13 '13 at 18:57

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:35

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Here is an example using the following link : path with both mark connection node and arrow tip

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and here is the code :

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\tikzset{
  mylabel/.style = {font=\footnotesize, midway, fill=white, anchor=center}
}

\begin{document}

\tikzstyle{block} = [rectangle, draw, fill=blue!20, 
    text width=5em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em]

\begin{tikzpicture}[node distance = 4cm, auto]
    \node [block] (a) {a};
    \node [block, below of=a] (b) {b};
    \draw (a) -- (b) node[mylabel] {Test};

\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:35

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answered Dec 13 '13 at 19:04

Thomas

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I wouldn’t overwrite the label key … Also: Should \tikzset or \tikzstyle be used to define TikZ styles? – Qrrbrbirlbel Dec 13 '13 at 19:05
Right, I changed the name – Thomas Dec 13 '13 at 19:07

Breaking an arrow with text in a flowchart

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