ConnectorShape.StartShape Property

Gets or sets the start shape to which the connector is attached.

Namespace: DevExpress.Docs.Presentation

Assembly: DevExpress.Docs.Presentation.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Docs.Presentation

Declaration

C#

public FilledShape StartShape { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property StartShape As FilledShape

Property Value

Type	Description
FilledShape	The start shape to which the connector is attached.

Remarks

Use the EndShape property to access the end shape to which the connector is attached.

Example

The following code snippet adds a connector between two shapes:

C#

using DevExpress.Docs.Presentation;
using System.Drawing;

namespace PresentationApiSample;

public class Program {
    public static void Main(string[] _) {
        //...

        Shape shape1 = new Shape(ShapeType.Rectangle);
        shape1.Outline = new OutlineStyle { Fill = new SolidFill(Color.DarkGreen), Width = 8 };
        shape1.X = 30;
        shape1.Y = 30;
        shape1.Width = 800;
        shape1.Height = 800;
        slide.Shapes.Add(shape1);

        Shape shape2 = new Shape(ShapeType.Rectangle);
        shape2.Outline = new OutlineStyle { Fill = new SolidFill(Color.DarkGreen), Width = 8 };
        shape2.X = 1200;
        shape2.Y = 1200;
        shape2.Width = 800;
        shape2.Height = 800;
        slide.Shapes.Add(shape2);

        ConnectorShape connector = new ConnectorShape();
        connector.StartShape = shape1;
        connector.EndShape = shape2;
        connector.StartShapeSiteIndex = 2;
        connector.EndShapeSiteIndex = 0;
        connector.Type = ConnectorShapeType.Curved;

        connector.Outline = new LineStyle {
            Fill = new SolidFill(Color.Red),
            Width = 6,
            EndArrowType = ArrowType.TriangleArrow,
            EndLength = ArrowSize.Large,
            EndWidth = ArrowSize.Large
        };
        slide.Shapes.Add(connector);
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Docs.Presentation
Imports System.Drawing

Namespace PresentationApiSample

    Public Class Program
        Public Shared Sub Main(__ As String())
        ' ...

        Dim shape1 As Shape = New Shape(ShapeType.Rectangle)
        shape1.Outline = New OutlineStyle With {
                .Fill = New SolidFill(Color.DarkGreen),
                .Width = 8
            }
        shape1.X = 30
        shape1.Y = 30
        shape1.Width = 800
        shape1.Height = 800
        slide.Shapes.Add(shape1)

        Dim shape2 As Shape = New Shape(ShapeType.Rectangle)
        shape2.Outline = New OutlineStyle With {
                .Fill = New SolidFill(Color.DarkGreen),
                .Width = 8
            }
        shape2.X = 1200
        shape2.Y = 1200
        shape2.Width = 800
        shape2.Height = 800
        slide.Shapes.Add(shape2)

        Dim connector As ConnectorShape = New ConnectorShape()
        connector.StartShape = shape1
        connector.EndShape = shape2
        connector.StartShapeSiteIndex = 2
        connector.EndShapeSiteIndex = 0
        connector.Type = ConnectorShapeType.Curved

        connector.Outline = New LineStyle With {
            .Fill = New SolidFill(Color.Red),
            .Width = 6,
            .EndArrowType = ArrowType.TriangleArrow,
            .EndLength = ArrowSize.Large,
            .EndWidth = ArrowSize.Large
        }
        slide.Shapes.Add(connector)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace