Shape.ShapeText Property

Provides access to the shape’s text options.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v23.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

Declaration

C#

ShapeText ShapeText { get; }

VB.NET

ReadOnly Property ShapeText As ShapeText

Property Value

Type	Description
ShapeText	A ShapeText object containing the shape’s text options.

Remarks

Use the ShapeText property to access the shape text. You can retrieve a text range using the ShapeText.Characters method. The ShapeTextRange.Text property allows you to change the range’s text.

Refer to the How to: Add Text to a Shape topic for more information.

Example

C#

ShapeText shapeText = shape4.ShapeText;

//Create a text range:
ShapeTextRange range = shapeText.Characters();

//Specify the shape's text 
range.Text = "Shape ";

//Set font properties:
range.Font.Bold = true;
range.Font.Color = Color.YellowGreen;

//Add new text range after the existing text
//And specify the font parameters:         
ShapeTextRange range2 = range.AddAfter("Text");
range2.Font.Italic = true;
range2.Font.Name = "Arial";
range2.Font.Color = Color.BurlyWood;

//Define the text's vertical and horizontal alignment:
shapeText.VerticalAnchor = ShapeTextVerticalAnchorType.Center;
shapeText.HorizontalAnchor = ShapeTextHorizontalAnchorType.Center;

VB.NET

Dim shapeText As ShapeText = shape4.ShapeText

'Create a text range:
Dim range As ShapeTextRange = shapeText.Characters()

'Specify the shape's text:
range.Text = "Shape "

'Set font properties:
range.Font.Bold = True
range.Font.Color = Color.YellowGreen

'Add new text range after the existing text
' And specify the font parameters:  
Dim range2 As ShapeTextRange = range.AddAfter("Text")
range2.Font.Italic = True
range2.Font.Name = "Arial"
range2.Font.Color = Color.BurlyWood

'Define the text's vertical and horizontal alignment:
shapeText.VerticalAnchor = ShapeTextVerticalAnchorType.Center
shapeText.HorizontalAnchor = ShapeTextHorizontalAnchorType.Center