# GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShape.Type

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_IShape_Type_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShape.Type*">Type Property
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Returns the shape type.</p>
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Use this property to determine the general category of the shape, such as
preset shape (<a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.ShapeType.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_ShapeType_AutoShape">AutoShape</a>), <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.ShapeType.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_ShapeType_Chart">Chart</a>, <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.ShapeType.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_ShapeType_Picture">Picture</a>,
<a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.ShapeType.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_ShapeType_TextBox">TextBox</a>, or <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.ShapeType.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_ShapeType_Line">Line</a>.
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">ShapeType Type { get; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">ReadOnly Property Type As ShapeType</code></pre>
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<h5 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_IShape_Type_examples">Examples</h5>
<pre><code class="lang-csharp">IShape shape = worksheet.Shapes.AddShape(AutoShapeType.Rectangle, 20, 20, 120, 60);
ShapeType type = shape.Type;</code></pre>

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