ShapeCollection.GetShapesByName(String) Method

Gets a drawing object(s) by name.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v18.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

IList<Shape> GetShapesByName(
    string shapeName
)

VB.NET

Function GetShapesByName(
    shapeName As String
) As IList(Of Shape)

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.