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

Office 2013 and later

Last modified: March 09, 2015

Applies to: Office 2013 | Office 365 | Visio 2013

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Element information
Definition
Elements and attributes
Remarks

Displays functions and formulas inserted in the shape's text by using the Field dialog box.

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 (Field Section)	FieldRow_Type	Displays functions and formulas inserted in the shape's text by using the Field dialog box.

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
Calendar	Determines the calendar that is used for a text field when the data type is Date.	Calendar Cell (Text Fields Section)
Format	Specifies the formatting of a text field that is a string, a number, a date or time, a duration, or a currency.	Format Cell (Text Fields Section)
ObjectKind	Indicates the type of text field.	ObjectKind Cell (Text Fields Section)
Type	Specifies a data type for the text field value.	Type Cell (Text Fields Section)
UICat	Determines the category of an inserted field. This cell is used by the Field and Data format dialog boxes to determine the field and category information.	UICategory Cell (Text Fields Section)
UICod	Determines the code of an inserted field. This cell is used by the Field and Data format dialog boxes to determine the field and category information.	UICode Cell (Text Fields Section)
UIFmt	Determines the format of an inserted field. This cell is used by the Field and Data format dialog boxes to determine the field and	UIFormat Cell (Text Fields Section)
Value	Contains the function for a field.	Value Cell (Text Fields Section)