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LinePattern Element

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Visio XML Reference

Specifies the line pattern of the shape.

Value Description

0

No line pattern.

1

Solid.

2-23

Assorted line patterns that correspond to indexed table of line patterns in Microsoft Office Visio.

USE(strval)

A custom line pattern, where strval is the name of the pattern to use.

Syntax

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

Attributes

Unit

Optional string. Represents a unit of measure. The default 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 LinePattern
Minimum Occurrences 0
Maximum Occurrences 1

Element information

Parent elements

Line

Child elements

None

Remarks

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

See also

Line Pattern cell (Line Format section)