Cell element (Geometry Section) ('Visio XML')

Office 2013 and later

Last modified: March 09, 2015

Applies to: Office 2013 | Office 365 | Visio 2013

In this article
Element information
Definition
Elements and attributes
Remarks

Defines properties that determine formatting and behavioral properties with respect to the lines and arcs that make up the Geometry Section.

Element information

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

Definition

XML

< xs:element name="Cell" type="Cell_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
Row element (Geometry)	Geometry_Type	Defines properties that determine formatting and behavioral properties with respect to the lines and arcs that make up the Geometry Section.

Child elements

Element	Type	Description
RefBy	RefBy_Type	Specifies a reference to a drawing page.

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Required	Description	Possible values
E	xsd:string	optional	Indicates that the formula evaluates to an error. The value of E is the current value (an error message string); the value of the V attribute is the last valid value.	An error message string.
F	xsd:string	optional	Represents the element’s formula. This attribute can contain one of the following strings: ‘(some formula)’ if the formula exists locally No Formula if the formula is locally deleted or blocked Inh if the formula is inherited.	A formula.
N	xsd:string	required	Represents the name of the ShapeSheet cell.	The name of the ShapeSheet cell. See the Remarks section below.
U	xsd:string	optional	Represents a unit of measure The default is DL.	The units of the cell.
V	xsd:string	optional	Represents the value of the cell.	The value of the ShapeSheet cell.

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

Value	Description	More information
NoFill	Indicates whether a path can be filled.	NoFill Cell (Geometry Section)
NoLine	Determines whether a line is drawn around the boundary of the path.	NoLine Cell (Geometry Section)
NoQuickDrag	Determines whether a shape can be selected or dragged when the user clicks the filled area defined by the Geometry section.	NoQuickDrag Cell (Geometry Section)
NoShow	Indicates whether a path is displayed on the drawing page.	NoShow Cell (Geometry Section)
NoSnap	Determines whether other shapes snap to a path.	NoSnap Cell (Geometry Section)