ShapePermeablePlace Element

Specifies whether placeable shapes can be placed on top of a shape when a user selects Lay Out Shapes (Shapes menu) in Microsoft Visio.

Value	Description
0	Do not enable shapes to be placed on top of a shape.
1	Enable shapes to be placed on top of a shape.

Syntax

<ShapePermeablePlace
    [Unit]
    [F]
    [Err]>
</ShapePermeablePlace>

Attributes

Unit

Optional string. Represents a unit of measure. The default is BOOL. For details about BOOL, see Units of measure.

F

Optional string. Represents the element's formula. This attribute can contain one of the following strings: "someFormula" if the formula exists locally, "No Formula" if the formula is locally deleted or blocked, or "Inh" if the formula is inherited.

If the attribute is not present, the element's formula is a simple constant, for example, <element>5</element>.

Err

Optional string. Indicates that the formula evaluates to an error. The value of Err is the current value (an error message string); the value of the element is the last valid value.

Element properties

Property	Value
Name	ShapePermeablePlace
Minimum Occurrences	0
Maximum Occurrences	1

Element information

Parent elements

Layout

Child elements

None

The ShapePermeablePlace element is relevant only when contained in a Shape or StyleSheet element. It is ignored when contained in a DocumentSheet or PageSheet element.

See also

ShapePermeablePlace cell (Shape Layout section)