IWxContainer.ChildShapes

Syntax

ChildShapes: IWxShape;

Description

The ChildShapes property returns a collection of shapes that are direct child objects.

Comments

Only an object group or a workspace can have child objects.

Example

Executing the example requires that repository contains a workspace with the WSP identifier containing group of objects with the Shape3 identifier.

Add links to the Andy, Drawing, Metabase system assemblies.

Sub UserProc;
Var
    mb: IMetabase;
    ws: IWxWorkspace;
    Group: IWxGroup;
    Shapes: IWxShapes;
    Shape: IWxShape;
Begin
    // Get workspace for editing
    mb := MetabaseClass.Active;
    ws := mb.ItemById("WSP").Edit As IWxWorkspace;
    Shapes := ws.Shapes;
    ws.BeginUpdate;
    Group := ws.Shapes.FindById("Shape3") As IWxGroup;
    Shape := Group.ChildShapes.Item(0);
    Shape.Style.BackgroundBrushForeColor := GxColor.FromName("Red");
    ws.EndUpdate;
    (ws As IMetabaseObject).Save;
End Sub UserProc;

After executing the example the background of one object belonging to a group is changed.

See also:

IWxContainer