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ShapeCollection.GetShapesByName(String) Method

Gets a drawing object(s) by name.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

#Declaration

IList<Shape> GetShapesByName(
    string shapeName
)

#Parameters

Name Type Description
shapeName String

A string that is the name of a drawing object.

#Returns

Type Description
IList<Shape>

A collection of drawing objects with the same name.

#Remarks

A drawing object name is specified by the Shape.Name property. A worksheet may contain more than one drawing object with the same name. In this situation, the IList<T><Shape,> collection returned by the GetShapesByName method contains several items.

If a drawing object with the specified name is not found, the method returns an empty list.

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