ISShape.ShortName

Description

The short name of the specified shape.

Syntax

object.ShortName

Part	Attribute	Type	Description
`object`	Required	ISShape	The `object` always implements the ISShape interface

Restriction: This property is readonly.

Return Value

string

Example

Display some information about the specified shape, including its short name.

Dim aShape
Dim aShapeInfo

Set aShape = Form.Controls_("Shape1")

aShapeInfo =_
  "ShortName: " & aShape.ShortName & vbNewLine &_
  "Caption: " & aShape.Caption & vbNewLine &_
  "Type Name " & aShape.TypeName & vbNewLine &_ 
  "Top: " & aShape.Top & vbNewLine &_ 
  "Left: " & aShape.Left & vbNewLine &_ 
  "Height: " & aShape.Height & vbNewLine &_ 
  "Width: " & aShape.Width
 
Profile.MsgBox(aShapeInfo)

Note: This macro should be executed in any event handler of the form control.

In Profile Client v8 on User Interface Short Name can be found in Maintain > Templates > Health Record Collection Templates > Open the selected form template > Open form editor > Object Inspector > Select the shape in the controls tree > Name.

Version information

Added in v7.8.0