Characters Object [Visio 2003 SDK Documentation]

Multiple objects Characters Multiple objects

Represents a shape's text with the text fields expanded to the number of characters they display in a drawing window.

To retrieve a Characters object, use the Characters property of a Shape object.

Version added

3.0

Remarks

The default property of a Characters object is Text.

The Begin and End properties of a Characters object determine the range of the shape's text that is represented by the Characters object. Initially, the range contains all of the shape's text; you can set the Begin and End properties to specify a subrange of the text.

After you retrieve a Characters object, you can use its Text property to retrieve or set the shape's text. Use the Copy, Cut, or Paste method to copy, cut, or paste the Characters object's text to or from the Clipboard. Use the CharProps or ParaProps property to change the Characters object's formatting.

Properties | Begin property | CharCount property | CharProps property | CharPropsRow property | ContainingMasterID property | ContainingPageID property | Document property | End property | EventList property | FieldCategory property | FieldCode property | FieldFormat property | FieldFormula property | FieldFormulaU property | IsField property | ObjectType property | ParaProps property | ParaPropsRow property | PersistsEvents property | RunBegin property | RunEnd property | Shape property | Stat property | TabPropsRow property | Text property

Methods | AddCustomField method | AddCustomFieldU method | AddField method | AddFieldEx method | Copy method | Cut method | Delete method | Paste method

Events | TextChanged event

Parent Objects

Child Objects

See Also | Characters property