ConnectionSiteCount Property

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Returns a Long indicating the count of connection sites on the current Shape object. Read-only.

expression.ConnectionSiteCount

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Remarks

The number of connection sites varies depending on the shape geometry. Rectangular objects including tables and Web controls will most likely have four connection sites, one centered on each edge of the shape.

Example

This example adds two rectangles to the active publication and joins them with two connectors. The beginnings of both connectors attach to connection site one on the first rectangle; the ends of the connectors attach to the first and last connection sites of the second rectangle. Then it counts the number of connections on the first rectangle.

  Sub Connections()

    Dim shpNew As Shapes
    Dim shpFirstRect As Shape
    Dim shpSecondRect As Shape
    Dim intLastSite As Integer
    Dim intCount As Integer

    Set shpNew = Application.ActiveDocument _
        .MasterPages(Item:=1).Shapes
    Set shpFirstRect = shpNew.AddShape(Type:=msoShapeRectangle, _
       Left:=100, Top:=50, Width:=200, Height:=100)
    Set shpSecondRect = shpNew.AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, _
        Left:=300, Top:=300, Width:=200, Height:=100)
    varLastSite = shpSecondRect.ConnectionSiteCount

    ' Add the first connector from rectangle 1,
    ' site 1 to rectangle 2, site 1.
    With shpNew.AddConnector(Type:=msoConnectorCurve, _
        BeginX:=0, BeginY:=0, EndX:=100, EndY:=100) _
        .ConnectorFormat
        .BeginConnect ConnectedShape:=shpFirstRect, ConnectionSite:=1
        .EndConnect ConnectedShape:=shpSecondRect, ConnectionSite:=1
    End With

    ' Add the second connector from rectangle 1,
    ' site 1 to rectangle 2, site 2.
    With shpNew.AddConnector(Type:=msoConnectorCurve, _
        BeginX:=0, BeginY:=0, EndX:=100, EndY:=100) _
        .ConnectorFormat
        .BeginConnect ConnectedShape:=shpFirstRect, ConnectionSite:=1
        .EndConnect ConnectedShape:=shpSecondRect, _
           ConnectionSite:=intLastSite
    End With

    intCount = shpFirstRect.ConnectionSiteCount

End Sub