ParentShape Property
Gets the index number of the parent shape of the specified shape in the drawing that is open in Microsoft Visio Viewer. Read-only.
Syntax
expression .ParentShape(ShapeIndex)
expression An expression that returns a Viewer object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ShapeIndex |
Required |
Long |
The index of the shape whose parent you want to find. |
Return Value
Long
Remarks
The expression "parent shape" refers to the group shape of which the specified shape is a part.
The collection of shapes is one-based, so the index of the first shape in the collection is 1.
Example
The following code shows how to get the parent of the first shape on the current page in the drawing that is open in Visio Viewer.
Debug.Print vsoViewer.ParentShape(1)