Shape.HasCategory method (Visio)

Returns True if the specified category is in the shape categories list.

Syntax

expression. HasCategory( _Category_ )

expression A variable that represents a Shape object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Category	Required	String	The name of the category.

Return value

Boolean

Remarks

You can pass only a single category for the Category parameter. Passing a semicolon-delimited list of categories produces an Invalid Parameter error.

Categories are user-defined strings that you can use to categorize shapes and thereby to restrict membership in a container. You can define categories in the User.msvShapeCategories cell in the ShapeSheet for a shape. You can define multiple categories for a shape by separating those categories with semi-colons.

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