AddPolyline Method
AddPolyline method as it applies to the CanvasShapes object.
Adds an open or closed polygon to a drawing canvas. Returns a Shape object that represents the polygon and adds it to the CanvasShapes collection.
expression.AddPolyline(SafeArrayOfPoints)
expression Required. An expression that returns a CanvasShapes object.
SafeArrayOfPoints Required Variant. An array of coordinate pairs that specifies the polyline drawing's vertices.
AddPolyline method as it applies to the Shapes object.
Adds an open or closed polygon to a document. Returns a Shape object that represents the polygon and adds it to the Shapes collection.
expression.AddPolyline(SafeArrayOfPoints, Anchor)
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies to list.
SafeArrayOfPoints Required Variant. An array of coordinate pairs that specifies the polyline drawing's vertices.
Anchor Optional Variant. A Range object that represents the text to which the polyline is bound. If Anchor is specified, the anchor is positioned at the beginning of the first paragraph in the anchoring range. If this argument is omitted, the anchoring range is selected automatically and the line is positioned relative to the top and left edges of the page.
Remarks
To form a closed polygon, assign the same coordinates to the first and last vertices in the polyline drawing.
Example
As it applies to the CanvasShapes object.
This example creates a V-shaped open polyline in a new drawing canvas.
Sub NewCanvasPolyline()
Dim docNew As Document
Dim shpCanvas As Shape
Dim sngArray(1 To 3, 1 To 2) As Single
'Creates a new document and adds a drawing canvas
Set docNew = Documents.Add
Set shpCanvas = docNew.Shapes.AddCanvas( _
Left:=100, Top:=75, Width:=200, Height:=300)
'Sets the coordinates of the array
sngArray(1, 1) = 100
sngArray(1, 2) = 75
sngArray(2, 1) = 150
sngArray(2, 2) = 100
sngArray(3, 1) = 100
sngArray(3, 2) = 125
'Adds a V-shaped open polyline to the drawing canvas
shpCanvas.CanvasItems.AddPolyline SafeArrayOfPoints:=sngArray
End SubAs it applies to the Shapes object.
This example adds a triangle to a new document. Because the first and last points of the triangle have the same coordinates, the polygon is closed and filled.
Sub NewPolyline()
Dim arrayTriangle(1 To 4, 1 To 2) As Single
Dim docNew As Document
Set docNew = Documents.Add
'Sets the coordinates of the array
arrayTriangle(1, 1) = 25
arrayTriangle(1, 2) = 100
arrayTriangle(2, 1) = 100
arrayTriangle(2, 2) = 150
arrayTriangle(3, 1) = 150
arrayTriangle(3, 2) = 50
arrayTriangle(4, 1) = 25
arrayTriangle(4, 2) = 100
'Adds a closed polygon to the document
docNew.Shapes.AddPolyline SafeArrayOfPoints:=arrayTriangle
End Sub