Application.IsValidObject Method (Publisher)
Determines whether the specified object variable references a valid object and returns a Boolean value: True if the specified variable that references an object is valid, False if the object referenced by the variable has been deleted.
Syntax
expression .IsValidObject(Object)
expression A variable that represents an Application object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Object |
Required |
Object |
A variable that references an object. |
Return Value
Boolean
Example
This example formats the line of a valid object.
Sub ValidShape(shpObject As Shape)
If Application.IsValidObject object:=shpObject) = True Then
With shpObject.Line
.DashStyle = msoLineRoundDot
.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(Red:=158, Green:=50, Blue:=208)
.Weight = 5
End With
End If
End Sub
Use the following subroutine to call the above subroutine.
Sub CallValidShape()
Call ValidShape(shpObject:=ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes(2))
End Sub