ISShape.TypeName

Description

This function returns the name of the shape type.

Control Type in Object Inspector	Type Name
TButton	TICDOButton
TBevel	TICDOBevel
TCheckBox	TICDOChechBox
TListControl	TICDOListControl
TComboBox	TICDOComboBox
TEdit	TICDOEdit
TImage	TICDOImage
TLabel	TICDOLabel
TLinker	TICDOLinker
TMemo	TICDOMemo
TRadioButton	TICDORadioButton
TReport	TICDOReport
TRichEdit	TICDORichEdit
TISliceImageEditor	TISliceImageEditor
TShape	TICDOShape
TWebBrowser	TICDOWebBrowser

Syntax

object.TypeName()

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

Return Value

string

Returns the name of the shape type.

Example

Display some information about the specified shape, including the name of the shape type.

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 &_
  "Tag: " & aShape.Tag & 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 Type Name cannot be found.

Version information

Added in v7.8.0