# C1.Document.ShapeBase.CreateShape

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<h1 id="C1_Document_ShapeBase_CreateShape_" data-uid="C1.Document.ShapeBase.CreateShape*">CreateShape Method
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<h4 id="C1_Document_ShapeBase_CreateShape_C1_Document_ShapeType_" data-uid="C1.Document.ShapeBase.CreateShape(C1.Document.ShapeType)">CreateShape(ShapeType)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Creates <a class="xref" href="C1.Document.ShapeBase.html">ShapeBase</a>-derived object appropriate specified <a class="xref" href="C1.Document.ShapeBase.ShapeType.html#C1_Document_ShapeBase_ShapeType">ShapeType</a>.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static ShapeBase CreateShape(ShapeType shapeType)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function CreateShape(shapeType As ShapeType) As ShapeBase</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Document.ShapeType.html">ShapeType</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">shapeType</span></td>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Document.ShapeBase.html">ShapeBase</a></td>
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