Selection.BringToFront Method

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Visio Automation Reference

Brings the shape or selected shapes to the front of the z-order.

Version Information
 Version Added:  Visio 2.0

Syntax

expression.BringToFront

expression   A variable that represents a Selection object.

Return Value
Nothing

Example

The following macro shows how to bring a shape to the front of the z-order on a page.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Public Sub BringToFront_Example() 
 
    Dim vsoShape1 As Visio.Shape 
    Dim vsoShape2 As Visio.Shape 
    Dim vsoShape3 As Visio.Shape 

'Draw three rectangles. 
Set vsoShape1 = ActivePage.DrawRectangle(1, 1, 4, 4) 
vsoShape1.Text = "1" 
Set vsoShape2 = ActivePage.DrawRectangle(2, 2, 5, 5) 
vsoShape2.Text = "2" 
Set vsoShape3 = ActivePage.DrawRectangle(3, 3, 6, 6) 
vsoShape3.Text = "3" 

'Bring vsoShape1 to the front of the z-order. 
vsoShape1.BringToFront 



End Sub

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