IShape<T> Interface

Represents a shape on a diagram. This is a more strongly-typed subtype of IShape. It is specific to a particular model element type T, such as IClassifier. You can assign to it any IShape<E> where E is a subtype of T, such as IClass.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility.Presentation
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Interface IShape(Of Out T) _
    Inherits IShape

public interface IShape<out T> : IShape

generic<typename T>
public interface class IShape : IShape

type IShape<'T> =  
    interface
        interface IShape
    end

JScript does not support generic types or methods.

Type Parameters

• out T
  This type parameter is covariant. That is, you can use either the type you specified or any type that is more derived. For more information about covariance and contravariance, see Covariance and Contravariance in Generics.

The IShape<T> type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	ChildShapes	Shapes that are contained within this shape. For example, the attribute and operation rows of a class shape; class shapes contained inside a package shape; ports and parts inside a component. For each ChildShape, ParentShape == this. (Inherited from IShape.)
	Color	Gets or sets the color of the shape. (Inherited from IShape.)
	Diagram	The diagram that contains this shape. (Inherited from IShape.)
	Element
	Height	(Inherited from IShape.)
	ParentShape	The shape that contains this shape, or null. If ParentShape is not null, this shape is a member of ParentShape.ChildShapes. (Inherited from IShape.)
	Width	(Inherited from IShape.)
	XPosition	(Inherited from IShape.)
	YPosition	(Inherited from IShape.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Delete	Removes the shape from the diagram. This might or might not remove from the model the element that the shape displays. For example, removing a class shape from a class diagram does not remove the UML class from the model. (Inherited from IShape.)
	GetObject<T>	Gets the model element represented by this shape. Supply the type of the result that you want. (Inherited from IShape.)
	Move	Changes the position and size of the shape. (Inherited from IShape.)
	ToIShape<T>	Cast to a type that specifies the type of the element that the shape represents. (Inherited from IShape.)

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Extension Methods

	Name	Description
	GetChildShapes<T>	Get child shapes that display the specified type of model element. (Defined by PresentationHelpers.)
	GetElement	The model element that this shape represents. (Defined by IShapeExtensions.)

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See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.ArchitectureTools.Extensibility.Presentation Namespace