Item property (Shapes)

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Returns a Shape object based on its Name property or position (ZOrderPosition property) within the specified Shapes collection. Read-only.

Applies to

Collections:  Shapes

Syntax

object.Item(Index)

Parameters

Part Description
object Required. An expression that returns a Shapes collection.
Index Required Variant. The name of the shape, or an integer representing the index number of the shape within the collection, ordered from back to front. If name is used, returns the first shape with that name.

Remarks

The Item property is the default property for the Shapes collection.

Example

    Sub FillOval()


  Dim objApp As New MapPoint.Application
  Dim objMap As MapPoint.Map
  Dim objLoc As MapPoint.Location


  'Set up application and get a Location object
  Set objMap = objApp.ActiveMap
  objApp.Visible = True
  objApp.UserControl = True
  Set objLoc = objApp.ActiveMap.GetLocation(0, 0)


  'Create a shape at this location, then zoom to this location
  Set objMap.Location = objLoc
  objMap.Shapes.AddShape geoShapeOval, objLoc, 50, 30


  'Use Item property to access the shape and fill it
  objMap.Shapes.Item(1).Fill.Visible = True


  End Sub