CanvasShapes.AddPolyline Method
Creates an open polyline or a closed polygon drawing. Returns a CanvasShapes object that represents the new polyline or polygon.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function AddPolyline ( _
SafeArrayOfPoints As Object _
) As Shape
'Usage
Dim instance As CanvasShapes
Dim SafeArrayOfPoints As Object
Dim returnValue As Shape
returnValue = instance.AddPolyline(SafeArrayOfPoints)
Shape AddPolyline(
Object SafeArrayOfPoints
)
Parameters
- SafeArrayOfPoints
Type: System.Object
An array of coordinate pairs that specifies the polyline drawing's vertices.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.Shape
Shape
Remarks
To form a closed polygon, assign the same coordinates to the first and last vertices in the polyline drawing.
Examples
This example adds a triangle to myDocument. Because the first and last points have the same coordinates, the polygon is closed and filled. The color of the triangle's interior will be the same as the default shape's fill color.
Dim triArray(1 To 4, 1 To 2) As Single
triArray(1, 1) = 25
triArray(1, 2) = 100
triArray(2, 1) = 100
triArray(2, 2) = 150
triArray(3, 1) = 150
triArray(3, 2) = 50
triArray(4, 1) = 25 ' Last point has same coordinates as first
triArray(4, 2) = 100
Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
myDocument.Shapes.AddPolylineSafeArrayOfPoints:=triArray