Shape Class

Shape.When the object is serialized out as xml, its qualified name is a:sp.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  DocumentFormat.OpenXml.OpenXmlElement
    DocumentFormat.OpenXml.OpenXmlCompositeElement
      DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Shape

Namespace:  DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing
Assembly:  DocumentFormat.OpenXml (in DocumentFormat.OpenXml.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ChildElementInfoAttribute(GetType(NonVisualShapeProperties))> _
<ChildElementInfoAttribute(GetType(ExtensionList))> _
<ChildElementInfoAttribute(GetType(ShapeProperties))> _
<ChildElementInfoAttribute(GetType(TextShape))> _
<ChildElementInfoAttribute(GetType(ShapeStyle))> _
Public Class Shape _
    Inherits OpenXmlCompositeElement
'Usage
Dim instance As Shape
[ChildElementInfoAttribute(typeof(NonVisualShapeProperties))]
[ChildElementInfoAttribute(typeof(ExtensionList))]
[ChildElementInfoAttribute(typeof(ShapeProperties))]
[ChildElementInfoAttribute(typeof(TextShape))]
[ChildElementInfoAttribute(typeof(ShapeStyle))]
public class Shape : OpenXmlCompositeElement

Remarks

The following table lists the possible child types:

  • NonVisualShapeProperties <a:nvSpPr>

  • ShapeProperties <a:spPr>

  • TextShape <a:txSp>

  • ShapeStyle <a:style>

  • ExtensionList <a:extLst>

[ISO/IEC 29500-1 1st Edition]

20.1.2.2.33 sp (Shape)

This element specifies the existence of a single shape. A shape can either be a preset or a custom geometry, defined using the DrawingML framework. In addition to a geometry each shape can have both visual and non-visual properties attached. Text and corresponding styling information can also be attached to a shape. This shape is specified along with all other shapes within either the shape tree or group shape elements.

[Note: Shapes are the preferred mechanism for specifying text on a slide. end note]

Parent Elements

grpSp (§20.1.2.2.20); lockedCanvas (§20.3.2.1)

Child Elements

Subclause

extLst (Extension List)

§20.1.2.2.15

nvSpPr (Non-Visual Properties for a Shape)

§20.1.2.2.29

spPr (Shape Properties)

§20.1.2.2.35

style (Shape Style)

§20.1.2.2.37

txSp (Text Shape)

§20.1.2.2.41

[Note: The W3C XML Schema definition of this element’s content model (CT_GvmlShape) is located in §A.4.1. end note]

© ISO/IEC29500: 2008.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Shape Members

DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing Namespace