Selection.ReplaceShape method (Visio)

Replaces the specified selection with one or more instances of the master passed as the first parameter, and returns an array containing the new shape or shapes.

Syntax

expression.ReplaceShape (MasterOrMasterShortcutToDrop, ReplaceFlags)

expression A variable that represents a Selection object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
MasterOrMasterShortcutToDrop Required UNKNOWN Specifies the replacement shape or shapes to drop. Must be either a Master or MasterShortcut object.
ReplaceFlags Optional INT32 Specifies the properties of the original shape or shapes to retain in the new shape or shapes. Possible values include any of the VisReplaceFlags constants, and certain combinations of those constants. See Remarks for more information.

Return value

SAFE-ARRAY

Remarks

Allowable values to pass for the ReplaceFlags parameter include either visReplaceShapeDefault or any combination of one or more of the remaining four flags.

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