<Active> element

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<Active> element

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Specifies whether a layer is active. Shapes that are not preassigned to layers are assigned to the active layer(s) when dropped on the drawing page.

Value

Description

1

Layer is active.

0

Layer is not active.

Syntax

  <Active

      [Unit = "unitval"]

      [F = "formula"]

      [Err = "error"]>

  </Active>

Attributes

Unit

Optional string. Represents a unit of measure. The default is NUM. For details about NUM, see Units of measure.

F

Optional string. Represents the element's formula. This attribute can contain the string "someFormula" if the formula exists locally, "No Formula" if the formula is locally deleted or blocked, or "Inh" if the formula is inherited.

If the attribute is not present, the element's formula is a simple constant, for example, <element>5</element>.

Err

Optional string. Indicates that the formula evaluates to an error. The value of Err is the current value (an error message string); the value of the element is the last valid value.

Element information

Parent elements:

Layer

Child elements:

None

Remarks

The Active element is relevant only when contained in a PageSheet element. It is ignored when contained in a DocumentSheet, Shape, or StyleSheet element.

See also

Active cell (Layers section)

PageSheet property