LineStyle property

Microsoft Visio Developer Reference

LineStyle property

       

Specifies the line style for an object.

Version added

2.0

Syntax

strRet = object.LineStyle
object.LineStyle = stringExpression

strRet

String. The name of the current line style.

object

Required. An expression that returns a Shape or Selection object.

stringExpression

Required String. The name of the line style to apply.

Remarks

Setting the LineStyle property is equivalent to selecting a line style from the Line Style list on the Format Shape toolbar in Visio.

Setting a style to a nonexistent style generates an error. Setting one kind of style to an existing style of another kind (for example, setting the LineStyle property to a fill style) does nothing. Setting one kind of style to an existing style that has more than one set of attributes changes only the attributes for that component. For example, setting the LineStyle property to a style with line, text, and fill attributes changes only the line attributes.

To preserve a shape's local formatting, use the LineStyleKeepFmt property.

Beginning with Microsoft Visio 2002, a zero-length string ("") will cause the master's style to be reapplied to the selection or shape. (Earlier versions generate a "no such style" exception.) If the selection or shape has no master, its style remains unchanged. Setting stringExpression to a zero-length string is the equivalent of selecting Use master's format in the Text style, Line style, or Fill style list in the Style dialog box (on the Format menu, click Style).