Selection.GetContainers method (Visio)
Returns an array of shape identifiers (IDs) of the container shapes in the selection.
Syntax
expression. GetContainers
( _NestedOptions_
)
expression A variable that represents a Selection object.
Parameters
Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
---|---|---|---|
NestedOptions | Required | VisContainerNested | Indicates whether to exclude shapes in nested containers. See Remarks for possible values. |
Return value
Long()
Remarks
The NestedOptions parameter must be one of the following VisContainerNested constants.
Constant | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
visContainerIncludeNested | 0 | Include shapes that are in nested containers. |
visContainerExcludeNested | 1 | Exclude shapes that are in nested containers.. |
Use the Shapes.ItemFromID property to get the actual shapes from the IDs returned by GetContainers.
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