FirstChild Property

Microsoft PowerPoint Visual Basic

expression.FirstChild

expression    Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Example

The following example creates a new diagram and identifies the first child diagram node.

Sub FirstChildNodeHello()

Dim dgnNode As DiagramNode
Dim dgnFirst As DiagramNode
Dim shpDiagram As Shape
Dim intNodes As Integer

Set shpDiagram = ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes.AddDiagram _
(Type:=msoDiagramOrgChart, Left:=10, Top:=15, _
Width:=400, Height:=475)
Set dg nNode = shpDiagram.DiagramNode.Children.AddNode

For intNodes = 1 To 3
dg nNode.Children.AddNode
Next intNodes

Set dgnFirst = dg nNode.Children.FirstChild
dgnFirst.Shape.TextFrame.TextRange.Text = "Here I am!"

End Sub