Vwa.VwaControl.getActivePage Method

Applies to: apps for SharePoint | SharePoint Server 2013

Returns a reference to the Page object that represents the currently rendered Web Drawing page.

var value = VwaControl.getActivePage()

Return value

Vwa.Page An object that represents the currently rendered Web Drawing page.

Remarks

For more information about how to add a Visio Web Access Web Part to a SharePoint Web Parts page, see Customizing Visio Web Drawings in the Visio Web Access Web Part.

Example

The following example displays a custom HTML message in the Visio Web Access Web Part that lists each shape in the active page of the Web Drawing.

<script language="javascript">
 
// Add a button to display or dismiss the custom message.
document.write("<input type='button' value='Show Message' onclick='displayMessage()' />");

// Hook into the AJAX Sys.Application.load event.
Sys.Application.add_load(onApplicationLoad)

// Declare global variables.
var vwaControl;
var vwaPage;
var vwaShapes; 

// Capture a reference to the current session of the Visio Web Access Web Part.
function onApplicationLoad() {
    try{
        vwaControl= new Vwa.VwaControl(getVWAWebPartID());
        vwaControl.addHandler("diagramcomplete", onDiagramComplete);
    }
    catch(err){
        alert(err);
    }
}

// Search SharePoint page to get WebPartID# for Visio Web Access Web Part.
function getVWAWebPartID() {
    
    // Get a NodesList of all the div tags on the page. 
    var divArray = document.getElementsByTagName("div");
    var webPartElementID;
    
    // Iterate through the NodesList to get the node with the class attribute "VisioWebAccess."
    for (var i = 0; i < divArray.length; i++) {
        var node = divArray[i];
        
        // Return the first instance of the Visio Web Access Web Part.
        if (node.className == "VisioWebAccess") {
            webPartElementID = node.parentNode.parentNode.id;
            break;
        }
    }
    return webPartElementID;
}

// Capture references to global variables and display message in the Web Part after rendering is complete.
function onDiagramComplete() {
    try{

        // Get references to the current Visio page displayed in the Web Part and the shapes on the page.
        vwaPage = vwaControl.getActivePage();
        vwaShapes = vwaPage.getShapes();

        // Display the custom message.
        displayMessage();
    }
    catch(err){
        alert(err);
    }
}

function displayMessage(){
        
    var shapeCount = vwaShapes.getCount();
    var currShape;
    var htmlFragment;

    // Create an HTML fragment.
    htmlFragment = "<h1>Shapes On This Page</h1><br />";
    htmlFragment += "Select a shape from the list to dismiss this message.<br />";
    htmlFragment += "<ol id='shapelist'></ol>";
            
    // Display the HTML fragment in Visio Web Access Web Part.
    vwaControl.displayCustomMessage(htmlFragment);

    // Add DOM nodes (HTML content) for each shape in the displayed HTML fragment.
    for (var i = 0; i < shapeCount; i++){
                
        // Get a shape from VwaShapeCollection.
        currShape = vwaShapes.getItemAtIndex(i);
                
        // Create a new list item element and text for the list item.
        var newNode = document.createElement("li");
        var nodeText;
        
        // Determine whether the current shape is selected.
        if (currShape == vwaPage.getSelectedShape()) {
            nodeText = document.createTextNode(currShape.getName() + " [Selected]");
        }
        else{
            nodeText = document.createTextNode(currShape.getName());
        }
        
        // Set the id attribute for list item to the ID of the VwaShape object and set a callback for the onclick event.
        newNode.setAttribute("id", currShape.getId());
        newNode.setAttribute("onclick", "javascript:goToShape(this)");
                
        // Append new nodes to the displayed HTML fragment.
        newNode.appendChild(nodeText);
        document.getElementById("shapelist").appendChild(newNode);
    }
}

// Go to the shape in the list clicked by the user and dismiss the displayed message.
function goToShape(callingNode){
    try
    {
        // Get the Id from calling DOM node and select the corresponding shape.
        vwaPage.setSelectedShape(callingNode.id);
        
        // Dismiss the custom message.
        vwaControl.hideCustomMessage();
    }
    catch(err)
    {
        alert(err);
    }
}

</script>

See also

Reference

Vwa.VwaControl Class

Vwa.VwaControl Class Methods