DS.Documents.Excel Assembly

GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShape

IShape Interface

Represents an object in the drawing layer, such as an AutoShape, chart, or picture. The Shape object is a member of the IShapes collection. The Shapes collection contains all the shapes on a slide.

Namespace: GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing

Assembly: DS.Documents.Excel.dll

Syntax

public interface IShape : IContainer

Public Interface IShape
    Inherits IContainer

Properties

Name	Description
Adjustments	Gets a collection of adjustment values for the specified AutoShape or connector.
AlternativeText	Returns or sets the descriptive (alternative) text string for the specified shape object. This property applies to chart, shape, picture, linked picture, slicer, controls, and group shape objects. If a non-empty string is set, the Decorative property will be set to false if it's currently true.
AutoShapeType	Returns or sets the shape type for the specified IShape object, which must represent an AutoShape other than a line, freeform drawing, or connector.
BottomRightCell	Returns the IRange object that represents the cell that lies under the lower-right corner of the object.
Chart	Returns an object that represents the IChart contained in this shape.
Connector	Gets whether the specified shape is a connector.
ConnectorFormat	Returns the IConnectorFormat object that contains connector formatting properties. Applies to IShape objects that represent connectors.
Control	Gets the associated control.
Decorative	Sets or returns the decorative flag for the specified shape object. This property applies to chart, shape, picture, linked picture, slicer, and group shape objects. If this value is set to true, the contents of AlternativeText and Title will be cleared.
Fill	Returns the IFillFormat object that contains fill formatting properties for the specified chart or shape.
Formula	Gets or sets the formula of the current shape.
GroupItems	Returns the IGroupShapes object that represents the individual shapes in the specified group. Use the indexer of IGroupShapes to return a single shape from the group.
HasChart	Returns information if the IShape contains a chart.
Hyperlink	Returns a Hyperlink object that represents the hyperlink for the shape.
IsPrintable	Determines whether the object should be printed.
Line	Returns the ILineFormat object that contains line formatting properties for the specified shape.
Locked	Gets or sets whether the object is locked (True if the object is locked, False if the object can be modified when the sheet is protected, read or write Boolean).
Name	Returns or sets the name of the object.
Parent	Gets the shape's parent sheet.
ParentGroup	Returns the IShape object that represents the common parent shape of a child shape or a range of child shapes.
PictureFormat	Returns the IPictureFormat object that contains picture formatting properties for the specified shape.
Placement	Returns or sets the way the object is attached to the cells below it (read or write Placement).
Rotation	Returns or sets the rotation of the shape in degrees.
TextFrame	Returns the ITextFrame object that contains the text and font style properties for the specified shape.
ThreeD	Returns the IThreeDFormat object that contains 3-D – effect formatting properties for the specified shape.
Title	Gets or sets the title of the alternative text associated with the specified shape object. This property applies to chart, shape, picture, linked picture, slicer, and group shape objects.
TopLeftCell	Returns the IRange object that represents the cell that lies under the upper-left corner of the specified object.
Type	Returns the shape type.
Visible	Determines whether the object is visible.
ZOrderPosition	Returns the position of the specified shape in the z-order.

Methods

Name	Description
Delete()	Deletes the object.
Duplicate()	Duplicates the shape and returns a reference to the new copy.
FromJson(string)	Generate a new shape from the json string.
ToImage(Stream, ImageType)	Saves the shape to the specified image stream.
ToImage(Stream, ImageType, ImageSaveOptions)	Saves the shape to the specified image stream using options.
ToImage(string)	Saves the shape to the specified image file.
ToImage(string, ImageSaveOptions)	Saves the shape to the specified image file using options.
ToJson()	Generates a json string from the shape.
Ungroup()	Ungroups any grouped shapes in the specified shape or range of shapes. Disassembles pictures and OLE objects within the specified shape or range of shapes.
ZOrder(ZOrderType)	Moves the specified shape in front of or behind other shapes in the collection (that is, changes the shape's position in the z-order).