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Application.IsValidObject Method

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Determines whether the specified object variable references a valid object and returns a Boolean value: True if the specified variable that references an object is valid, False if the object referenced by the variable has been deleted.

Syntax

expression.IsValidObject(Object)

expression   A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Object Required Object A variable that references an object.

Return Value
Boolean

Example

This example formats the line of a valid object.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub ValidShape(shpObject As Shape)

If Application.<strong>IsValidObject</strong> object:=shpObject) = True Then
    With shpObject.Line
        .DashStyle = msoLineRoundDot
        .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(Red:=158, Green:=50, Blue:=208)
        .Weight = 5
    End With
End If



End Sub

Use the following subroutine to call the above subroutine.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub CallValidShape()
    Call ValidShape(shpObject:=ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes(2))
End Sub

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