Y Element [Visio 2003 SDK Documentation]

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05/01/2007

Specifies a y-coordinate on a shape in local coordinates. Local coordinates are those whose frame of reference is the shape, instead of the page.

The following table describes the Y element based on the element that contains it.

Element	Description of the Y element
Scratch	A general-purpose scratch element.
MoveTo	If the MoveTo row is the first row in the section, the Y element represents the y-coordinate of the first vertex of a path. If the MoveTo element appears between two elements, the Y element represents the y-coordinate of the first vertex after the break in the path.
LineTo	The y-coordinate of the ending vertex of a straight line segment.
ArcTo	The y-coordinate of the ending vertex of an arc.
EllipticalArcTo	The y-coordinate of the ending vertex of an elliptical arc.
PolylineTo	The y-coordinate of the ending vertex of a polyline.
NURBSTo	The y-coordinate of the last control point of a nonuniform rational B-spline (NURBS).
SplineStart	The y-coordinate of a spline's second control point.
SplineKnot	The y-coordinate of a control point.
InfiniteLine	A y-coordinate of a point on the infinite line.
Ellipse	The y-coordinate of the center of the ellipse.
Connection	The y-coordinate for a connection point.
ConnectionABCD	The y-coordinate for a connection point.
Control	The y-coordinate that indicates the location of a shape's control handle.
Annotation	The y-coordinate of the comment marker in page coordinates.
SmartTagDef	The y-coordinate position in the shape's local coordinates around which the smart tag button is placed.

Syntax

<Y>
    [Unit]
    [F]
    [Err]>
</Y>

Attributes

Unit

Optional string. Represents a unit of measure. The default is DL. For details about DL, see Units of measure.

Optional string. Represents the element's formula. This attribute can contain one of the following strings: "someFormula" if the formula exists locally, "No Formula" if the formula is locally deleted or blocked, or "Inh" if the formula is inherited.

If the attribute is not present, the element's formula is a simple constant. For example, <element>5</element>.

Err

Optional string. Indicates that the formula evaluates to an error. The value of Err is the current value (an error message string); the value of the element is the last valid value.

Element properties

Property	Value
Name	Y
Minimum Occurrences	0
Maximum Occurrences	1

Element information

Parent elements

Child elements

None

Remarks

The Y element is relevant only when contained in a DocumentSheet (if it is contained in a Scratch element), PageSheet (if it is contained in a Scratch element, SmartTagDef element, or Annotation element), or Shape element. It is ignored when contained in a StyleSheet element.

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