Row element (Geometry Section) (Visio XML)

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06/02/2022

Contains rows that list the coordinates of the vertices for the lines and arcs that make up the shape.

Element information

	Value
Element type	GeometryRow_Type
Namespace	http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/visio/2012/main
Schema file	VisioSchema15.xsd
Document parts	master#.xml, page#.xml

Definition

< xs:element name="Row" type="GeometryRow_Type" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" >
</xs:element >

Elements and attributes

If the schema defines specific requirements, such as sequence, minOccurs, maxOccurs, and choice, see the definition section.

Parent elements

Element	Type	Description
Section	Section_Type	Contains rows that list the coordinates of the vertices for the lines and arcs that make up the shape.

Child elements

Note

The Cell element is the only child of this element. Depending on the "T" attribute of this element, the meaning of the Cell elements differ. In the table below, parathetical text in the element name corresponds to the "T" value to which the topic applies.

Element	Type	Description
Cell element (ArcTo Row)	Cell_Type	Contains the x- and y-coordinates and bow of a circular arc.
Cell element (Ellipse Row)	Cell_Type	Contains the x- and y-coordinates of the ellipse's center point and two points on the ellipse.
Cell element (EllipticalArcTo Row)	Cell_Type	Contains x- and y-coordinates of an elliptical arc's endpoint, x- and y-coordinates of the control points on the arc, angle from the x-axis to the ellipse's major axis, and ratio between the ellipse's major and minor axes.
Cell element (InfiniteLine Row)	Cell_Type	Contains the x- and y-coordinates of two points on an infinite line.
Cell element (LineTo Row)	Cell_Type	Contains x-and y-coordinates of the ending vertex of a straight line segment.
Cell element (MoveTo Row)	Cell_Type	Contains the x- and y-coordinates of the first vertex of a shape, or represents the x- and y-coordinates of the first vertex after a break in a path.
Cell element (NURBSTo Row)	Cell_Type	Contains the x- and y-coordinates, position of the second to last knot, position of the last weight, position of the first knot, position of the first weight, and the formula for a nonuniform rational B-spline (NURBS).
Cell element (PolyLineTo Row)	Cell_Type	Contains x- and y-coordinates of the last point of a polyline and a polyline formula.
Cell element (RelCubBezTo Row)	Cell_Type	Contains the x- and y-coordinates of the endpoint of a cubic Bézier curve relative to the shape's width and height, the x- and y-coordinates of the control point of the beginning of the curve relative shape's width and height, and the x- and y-coordinates of the control point of the ending of the curve relative shape's width and height.
Cell element (RelQuadBezTo Row)	Cell_Type	Contains the x- and y-coordinates of the endpoint of a quadratic Bézier curve relative to the shape's width and height and the x- and y-coordinates of the control point of the curve relative shape's width and height.
Cell element (RelEllipticalArcTo Row)	Cell_Type	Contains x- and y-coordinates of an elliptical arc's endpoint relative to the shape's width and height, x- and y-coordinates of the control points on the arc relative to the shape's width and height, angle from the x-axis to the ellipse's major axis, and ratio between the ellipse's major and minor axes.
Cell element (RelLineTo Row)	Cell_Type	Contains x-and y-coordinates of the ending vertex of a straight line segment relative to a shape's width and height.
Cell element (RelMoveTo Row)	Cell_Type	Contains the x- and y-coordinates of the first vertex of a shape or the x- and y-coordinates of the first vertex after a break in a path, relative to the height and width of the shape.
Cell element (RelQuadBezTo Row)	Cell_Type	Contains the x- and y-coordinates of the endpoint of a quadratic Bézier curve relative to the shape's width and height and the x- and y-coordinates of the control point of the curve relative shape's width and height.
Cell element (SplineKnot Row)	Cell_Type	Contains x- and y-coordinates for a spline's control point and a spline's knot.
Cell element (SplineStart Row)	Cell_Type	Contains x- and y-coordinates for a spline's second control point, its second knot, its first knot, the last knot, and the degree of the spline.

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Required	Description	Possible values
Del	xsd:boolean	optional	Specifies whether a row that would otherwise be inherited from a master shape has been deleted.	Values of the xsd:boolean type.
IX	xsd:unsignedInt	optional	Specifies the one-based identifier for the row. It should be unqiue and greater than other identifiers in the same section.The IX attribute is only used for the Character, Connection, Field, FillGradient, Geometry, Layer, LineGradient, Paragraph, Reviewer, Scratch, and Tabs sections. A row can only have one of the IX or N attributes.	Values of the xsd:unsignedInt type.
LocalName	xsd:string	optional	Specifies the unique language-dependent name of the row.	Values of the xsd:string type.
N	xsd:string	optional	Specifies the unique language-independent name of the row.The N attribute is only used for the User, Property, Actions, Control, Connection, Hyperlink, and ActionTag sections. A row can only have one of the IX or N attributes.	Values of the xsd:string type.
T	xsd:string	optional	Specifies the type of the geometric path represented by the row and used in geometry visualization. The T attribute is only used for the Geometry section.	Values of the xsd:string type.

Remarks

The T attribute of this Row element must be one of a limited set of values that correspond to ShapeSheet rows. Refer to the table below to determine the values of the T attribute that are permitted for this Row element.

Value	Description	More information
ArcTo	Contains the x- and y-coordinates and bow of a circular arc.	ArcTo Row (Geometry Section)
Ellipse	Contains the x- and y-coordinates of the ellipse's center point and two points on the ellipse.	Ellipse Row (Geometry Section)
EllipticalArcTo	Contains x- and y-coordinates of an elliptical arc's endpoint, x- and y-coordinates of the control points on the arc, angle from the x-axis to the ellipse's major axis, and ratio between the ellipse's major and minor axes.	EllipticalArcTo Row (Geometry Section)
InfiniteLine	Contains the x- and y-coordinates of two points on an infinite line.	InfiniteLine Row (Geometry Section)
LineTo	Contains x-and y-coordinates of the ending vertex of a straight line segment.	LineTo Row (Geometry Section)
MoveTo	Contains the x- and y-coordinates of the first vertex of a shape, or represents the x- and y-coordinates of the first vertex after a break in a path.	MoveTo Row (Geometry Section)
NURBSTo	Contains the x- and y-coordinates, position of the second to last knot, position of the last weight, position of the first knot, position of the first weight, and the formula for a nonuniform rational B-spline (NURBS).	NURBSTo Row (Geometry Section)
PolylineTo	Contains x- and y-coordinates of the last point of a polyline and a polyline formula.	PolylineTo Row (Geometry Section)
RelCubBezTo	Contains the x- and y-coordinates of the endpoint of a cubic Bézier curve relative to the shape's width and height, the x- and y-coordinates of the control point of the beginning of the curve relative shape's width and height, and the x- and y-coordinates of the control point of the ending of the curve relative shape's width and height.	RelCubBezTo Row (Geometry Section)
RelEllipticalArcTo	Contains x- and y-coordinates of an elliptical arc's endpoint relative to the shape's width and height, x- and y-coordinates of the control points on the arc relative to the shape's width and height, angle from the x-axis to the ellipse's major axis, and ratio between the ellipse's major and minor axes.	RelEllipticalArcTo Row (Geometry Section)
RelLineTo	Contains x-and y-coordinates of the ending vertex of a straight line segment relative to a shape's width and height.	RelLineTo Row (Geometry Section)
RelMoveTo	Contains the x- and y-coordinates of the first vertex of a shape or the x- and y-coordinates of the first vertex after a break in a path, relative to the height and width of the shape.	RelMoveTo Row (Geometry Section)
RelQuadBezTo	Contains the x- and y-coordinates of the endpoint of a quadratic Bézier curve relative to the shape's width and height and the x- and y-coordinates of the control point of the curve relative shape's width and height.	RelQuadBezTo Row (Geometry Section)
SplineKnot	Contains x- and y-coordinates for a spline's control point and a spline's knot.	SplineKnot Row (Geometry Section)
SplineStart	Contains x- and y-coordinates for a spline's second control point, its second knot, its first knot, the last knot, and the degree of the spline.	SplineStart Row (Geometry Section)