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Active Element

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Visio XML Reference

Specifies whether a layer is active. Shapes that are not preassigned to layers are assigned to the active layer(s) when dropped on the drawing page.

Value Description

1

Layer is active.

0

Layer is not active.

Syntax

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

Attributes

Unit

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

F

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 Active 
Minimum Occurrences 0 
Maximum Occurrences 1 

Element information

Parent elements

Layer

Child elements

None

Remarks

The Active element is relevant only when contained in a PageSheet element. It is ignored when contained in a DocumentSheet, Shape, or StyleSheet element.

See also

Active cell (Layers section)

PageSheet property