Page.Drop Method

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Visio Automation Reference

Creates one or more new Shape objects by dropping an object onto a receiving object such as a master, drawing page, shape, or group.

Version Information
 Version Added:  Visio 2.0

Syntax

expression.Drop(ObjectToDrop, xPos, yPos)

expression   A variable that represents a Page object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
ObjectToDrop Required [UNKNOWN] The object or selection to drop. While this is typically a Visio object such as a Master, Shape, or Selection object, it can be any OLE object that provides an IDataObject interface.
xPos Required Double The x-coordinate at which to place the center of the shape's width or PinX.
yPos Required Double The y-coordinate at which to place the center of the shape's height or PinY.

Return Value
Shape

Remarks

Using the Drop method is similar to moving a shape with the mouse. The object dropped (ObjectToDrop) can be a master or a shape on the drawing page.

To add a shape to a group or on a drawing page, apply the Drop method to a Shape or Page object, respectively. The center of the shape's width-height box is positioned at the specified coordinates, and a Shape object that represents the shape that is created is returned. When applying this method to a Shape object, make sure that the Shape object represents a group.

If ObjectToDrop is a Master, the pin of the master is dropped at the specified coordinates. A master's pin is often, but not necessarily, at its center of rotation.

Example

The following example shows how to use the Drop method to drop shapes onto Page and Shape objects.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  
Public Sub Drop_Example()
 
    Dim vsoShape1 As Visio.Shape 
    Dim vsoShape2 As Visio.Shape 
    Dim vsoShape3 As Visio.Shape 
    Dim vsoGroupShape As Visio.Shape 
    Dim vsoSubShape As Visio.Shape 
    Dim vsoSelection As Visio.Selection
 
    Set vsoShape1 = ActivePage.DrawRectangle(1, 2, 2, 1) 
    Set vsoShape2 = ActivePage.DrawRectangle(1, 4, 2, 3) 

'Drop a shape on the page. 
Set vsoShape3 = ActivePage.Drop(vsoShape1, 3.5, 3.5) 

'Make sure only one shape is selected to start. 
Set vsoSelection = ActiveWindow.Selection
vsoSelection.Select vsoShape1, visDeselectAll + visSelect 
vsoSelection.Select vsoShape2, visSelect 

'Create a group shape. 
Set vsoGroupShape = vsoSelection.Group 

'Drop a shape on the group shape to create a new subshape. 
Set vsoSubShape = vsoGroupShape.Drop(vsoShape3, 1, 2) 



End Sub

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