Cell element (Layer 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

Specifies one property for a layer or its properties for a page.

Element information

Element type	Cell_Type
Namespace	http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/visio/2012/main
Schema file	VisioSchema15.xsd
Document parts	masters.xml, pages.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 (Layer Section)	LayerRow_Type	Specifies one property for a layer or its properties for a page.

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
Active	Specifies whether a layer is active.	None.
Color	Specifies one of the following: The index of the color in the color table used to display the layer or an RGB value specifying a custom color not in the color table.	None.
ColorTrans	Determines the degree of transparency for a layer or shape's text color, from 0 (completely opaque) to 1 (completely transparent).	None.
Glue	Specifies whether shapes belonging to the layer can be glued to.	None.
Lock	Specifies whether shapes belonging to the layer are locked against being selected or edited.	None.
Name	The name of a layer.	None.
NameUniv	Specifies the universal name of a layer.	None.
Print	Specifies whether shapes belonging to the layer are printed when the drawing is printed.	None.
Snap	Specifies whether other shapes can snap to shapes assigned to the layer.	None.
Status	Specifies whether the layer is a valid layer for a document.	None.
Visible	Specifies whether shapes belonging to the layer are visible on the drawing page.	None.