Spread Windows Forms 6.0 Product Documentation
Shape Property
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FarPoint.Win.Spread Assembly > FarPoint.Win.Spread.DrawingSpace Namespace > PSObject Class : Shape Property


Glossary Item Box

Gets or sets the shape for the object.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Overridable Property Shape As Object
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As PSObject
Dim value As Object
 
instance.Shape = value
 
value = instance.Shape
C# 
public virtual object Shape {get; set;}

Property Value

Object containing the shape

Exceptions

ExceptionDescription
System.ArgumentException Invalid object type specified; must be a valid type (GraphicsPath, Region, FarPoint.Win.Picture, or Bitmap)

Remarks

This property is available at run time only.

Example

This example shows the use of the property in customizing a shape to illustrate the use of the property for classes that inherit this property.
C#Copy Code
System.Drawing.Point[] pts = {new System.Drawing.Point(25, 0), 
                                new System.Drawing.Point(0, 50), 
                                new System.Drawing.Point(20, 50), 
                                new System.Drawing.Point((int)2.5, 100), 
                                new System.Drawing.Point(40, 40), 
                                new System.Drawing.Point(20, 40), 
                                new System.Drawing.Point(40, 0), 
                                new System.Drawing.Point(25, 0)};

System.Drawing.Drawing2D.GraphicsPath gpath = new System.Drawing.Drawing2D.GraphicsPath();
gpath.AddPolygon(pts);

FarPoint.Win.Spread.DrawingSpace.PSObject pso = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.DrawingSpace.CustomShape();
pso.BackColor = Color.Black;
pso.AlphaBlendBackColor = 90;
pso.Anchor = 20;
pso.CanMove = FarPoint.Win.Spread.DrawingSpace.Moving.HorizontalAndVertical;
pso.CanRotate = true;
pso.CanSize = FarPoint.Win.Spread.DrawingSpace.Sizing.HeightAndWidth;
pso.Shape = gpath;
pso.SetBounds(250, 250, 120, 120);
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.AddShape(pso);
Visual BasicCopy Code
Dim pts As System.Drawing.Point() = {New System.Drawing.Point(25, 0),  _
                                New System.Drawing.Point(0, 50),  _
                                New System.Drawing.Point(20, 50),  _
                                New System.Drawing.Point(2.5, 100),  _
                                New System.Drawing.Point(40, 40),  _
                                New System.Drawing.Point(20, 40),  _
                                New System.Drawing.Point(40, 0),  _
                                New System.Drawing.Point(25, 0)}

Dim gpath As System.Drawing.Drawing2D.GraphicsPath = New System.Drawing.Drawing2D.GraphicsPath
gpath.AddPolygon(pts)

Dim pso As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.DrawingSpace.CustomShape
pso.BackColor = Color.Black
pso.AlphaBlendBackColor = 90
pso.Anchor = 20
pso.CanMove = FarPoint.Win.Spread.DrawingSpace.Moving.HorizontalAndVertical
pso.CanRotate = True
pso.CanSize = FarPoint.Win.Spread.DrawingSpace.Sizing.HeightAndWidth
pso.Shape = gpath
pso.SetBounds(250, 250, 120, 120)
FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.AddShape(pso)

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

See Also

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