Application.IsValidObject method (Publisher)

Determines whether the specified object variable references a valid object and returns a Boolean value: True if the specified variable that references an object is valid, and False if the object referenced by the variable has been deleted.

Syntax

expression.IsValidObject (Object)

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Object	Required	Object	A variable that references an object.

Return value

Boolean

Example

This example formats the line of a valid object.

Sub ValidShape(shpObject As Shape) 
 
 If Application.IsValidObject object:=shpObject) = True Then 
 With shpObject.Line 
 .DashStyle = msoLineRoundDot 
 .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(Red:=158, Green:=50, Blue:=208) 
 .Weight = 5 
 End With 
 End If 
 
End Sub

Use the following subroutine to call the subroutine in the previous example.

Sub CallValidShape() 
 Call ValidShape(shpObject:=ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes(2)) 
End Sub

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