ForeignData element (ShapeSheet_Type complexType) ('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

Contains a MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) encoded BLOB of picture data, such as Windows metafile, bitmap, or OLE data.

Element information

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

Definition

XML

< xs:element name="ForeignData" type="ForeignData_Type" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" >
</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
Shape	ShapeSheet_Type	Contains elements that define a shape in a Master, Page, or group shape element.

Child elements

Element	Type	Description
Rel	Rel_Type	Specifies a relationship to a part containing the image data.

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Required	Description	Possible values
CompressionLevel	xsd:double	optional	Specifies the level of compression applied to the file. This attribute is only meaningful if the foreign data is a raster-based foreign object, such as a DIB, JPG, PNG, TIFF, or GIF file.	Values of the xsd:double type.
CompressionType	xsd:token	optional	Specifies the type of compression applied to the file. This attribute is only meaningful if the foreign data is a raster-based foreign object, such as a DIB, JPG, PNG, TIFF, or GIF file	Values of the xsd:token type.
ExtentX	xsd:double	optional	Specifies the horizontal extent of the metafile. This attribute is only meaningful if the foreign data is a metafile.	Values of the xsd:double type.
ExtentY	xsd:double	optional	Specifies the vertical extent of the metafile. This attribute is only meaningful if the foreign data is a metafile.	Values of the xsd:double type.
ForeignType	xsd:token	required	Indicates metafile, EnhMetaFile, Bitmap, Object, or Ink type.	Values of the xsd:token type.
MappingMode	xsd:unsignedShort	optional	Specifies the metafile mapping mode. This attribute is only meaningful if the foreign data is a metafile.	Values of the xsd:unsignedShort type.
ObjectHeight	xsd:double	optional	Specifies the height of the object in page units. This attribute is only meaningful if the foreign data is an OLE2 embedded object.	Values of the xsd:double type.
ObjectType	xsd:unsignedInt	optional	An integer indicator of object type. Used when Foreign type is object.	Values of the xsd:unsignedInt type.
ObjectWidth	xsd:double	optional	Specifies the width of the object in page units. This attribute is only meaningful if the foreign data is an OLE2 embedded object.	Values of the xsd:double type.
ShowAsIcon	xsd:boolean	optional	Indicates whether to show or not show embedded data as an icon.	Values of the xsd:boolean type.