Selection.GetContainers method (Visio)

Returns an array of shape identifiers (IDs) of the container shapes in the selection.

Syntax

expression. GetContainers( _NestedOptions_ )

expression A variable that represents a Selection object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
NestedOptions Required VisContainerNested Indicates whether to exclude shapes in nested containers. See Remarks for possible values.

Return value

Long()

Remarks

The NestedOptions parameter must be one of the following VisContainerNested constants.

Constant Value Description
visContainerIncludeNested 0 Include shapes that are in nested containers.
visContainerExcludeNested 1 Exclude shapes that are in nested containers..

Use the Shapes.ItemFromID property to get the actual shapes from the IDs returned by GetContainers.

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