ControlCollection.GetShapeForControl(Control) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word

Assemblies:: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.dll, Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.v4.0.Utilities.dll

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Gets the underlying Shape for the specified control.

public:
 Microsoft::Office::Interop::Word::Shape ^ GetShapeForControl(System::Windows::Forms::Control ^ control);

public Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Shape GetShapeForControl (System.Windows.Forms.Control control);

abstract member GetShapeForControl : System.Windows.Forms.Control -> Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Shape

Public Function GetShapeForControl (control As Control) As Shape

Parameters

control: Control

The control in the ControlCollection instance from which you want to get the Shape.

Returns

Shape

The underlying Shape for the specified control.

Examples

The following code example adds a Button to the document, and then uses the GetShapeForControl method to get the location of the control from its underlying Shape.

private void WordGetShape()
{
    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.Controls.Button testButton =
        this.Controls.AddButton(10, 10, 50, 25,	"testButton");

    Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Shape buttonShape =
        this.Controls.GetShapeForControl(testButton);

    if (buttonShape != null)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("The following properties can be cached in the" +
            "\n" + "document to enable you to recreate the control:" +
            "\n\n" + "Height: " + buttonShape.Height.ToString() +
            "\n" + "Width: " + buttonShape.Width.ToString() + "\n" +
            "Top: " + buttonShape.Top.ToString() + "\n" +
            "Left: " + buttonShape.Left.ToString());
    }
}

Private Sub WordGetShape()
    Dim testButton As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.Controls.Button = _
        Me.Controls.AddButton(10, 10, 50, 25, "testButton")

    Dim buttonShape As Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Shape = _
            Me.Controls.GetShapeForControl(testButton)

    If buttonShape IsNot Nothing Then
        MessageBox.Show("The following properties can be cached in the" & _
            vbCrLf & "document to enable you to recreate the control:" _
            & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "Height: " & buttonShape.Height _
            & vbCrLf & "Width: " & buttonShape.Width _
            & vbCrLf & "Top: " & buttonShape.Top _
            & vbCrLf & "Left: " & buttonShape.Left)
    End If
End Sub

Remarks

If the wrapping style of the control is set to In line with text, the GetShapeForControl method returns null.

Applies to