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Default Element

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Visio XML Reference

Specifies the default hyperlink for a shape or page.

Value Description

0

The hyperlink is not the default hyperlink.

1

The hyperlink is the default hyperlink.

Syntax

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

Attributes

Unit

Optional string. Represents a unit of measure. The default is BOOL. For details about BOOL, 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 Default 
Minimum Occurrences 0 
Maximum Occurrences 1 

Element information

Parent elements

Hyperlink

Child elements

None

Remarks

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

Example

In the following example, a shape has been assigned two hyperlinks. The Default element specified that the second hyperlink (www.championzone.org) is the default hyperlink. (This example has been excerpted for clarity.)

XML 
  <Hyperlink ID="1">
  …
  <Address>www.microsoft.com</Address> 
  …
  <NewWindow>0</NewWindow> 
  <Default>0</Default> 
</Hyperlink>
<Hyperlink ID="2">
  <Address>www.championzone.org</Address> 
  … 
  <NewWindow>0</NewWindow> 
  <Default>1</Default> 
</Hyperlink>

See also

Default cell (Hyperlinks section)