Layer.NameU Property
Visio Automation Reference |
Specifies the universal name of a Layer object. Read/write.
Version Information
Version Added: Visio 2.0
Syntax
expression.NameU
expression A variable that represents a Layer object.
Return Value
String
Remarks
You can set the NameU property of a Style object that represents a style that is not a default Microsoft Office Visio style. If you attempt to set the NameU property of a default Visio style, an error is generated.
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Beginning with Microsoft Visio 2000, you can use both local and universal names to refer to Visio shapes, masters, documents, pages, rows, add-ons, cells, hyperlinks, styles, fonts, master shortcuts, UI objects, and layers. When a user names a shape, for example, the user is specifying a local name. Beginning with Microsoft Office Visio 2003, the ShapeSheet spreadsheet displays only universal names in cell formulas and values. (In prior versions, universal names were not visible in the user interface.) |
As a developer, you can use universal names in a program when you don't want to change a name each time a solution is localized. Use the Name property to get or set a Hyperlink, Layer, Master, MasterShortcut, Page, Shape, Style, or Row object's local name. Use the NameU property to get or set its universal name.
Example
This Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro shows how to use the NameU property to display layer names. It also uses the Layer property to get a reference to a particular layer and the LayerCount property to determine the number of layers to which a shape is assigned.
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