AddConnector()

ShapeCollection::AddConnector(ShapeType, float, float, float, float) method

Creates a new connector shape with default template styling and adds it to the end of the shape collection.

System::SharedPtr<IConnector> Aspose::Slides::ShapeCollection::AddConnector(ShapeType shapeType, float x, float y, float width, float height) override

Arguments

ParameterTypeDescription
shapeTypeShapeTypeThe ShapeType of the connector shape to add.
xfloatThe x-coordinate of the connector\u2019s frame, in points.
yfloatThe y-coordinate of the connector\u2019s frame, in points.
widthfloatThe width of the connector\u2019s frame, in points.
heightfloatThe height of the connector\u2019s frame, in points.

Return Value

The newly created IConnector.

Remarks

The following example shows how to add a connector (a bent connector) between two shapes (an ellipse and rectangle) in PowerPoint Presentation.

// Instantiates a presentation class that represents a PPTX file
auto input = System::MakeObject<Presentation>();

// Accesses the shapes collection for a specific slide
auto shapes = input->get_Slides()->idx_get(0)->get_Shapes();
// Adds an Ellipse autoshape
System::SharedPtr<IAutoShape> ellipse = shapes->AddAutoShape(ShapeType::Ellipse, 0.0f, 100.0f, 100.0f, 100.0f);
// Adds a Rectangle autoshape
System::SharedPtr<IAutoShape> rectangle = shapes->AddAutoShape(ShapeType::Rectangle, 100.0f, 300.0f, 100.0f, 100.0f);

// Adds a connector shape to the slide shape collection
System::SharedPtr<IConnector> connector = shapes->AddConnector(ShapeType::BentConnector2, 0.0f, 0.0f, 10.0f, 10.0f);
// Connects the shapes using the connector
connector->set_StartShapeConnectedTo(ellipse);
connector->set_EndShapeConnectedTo(rectangle);
// Calls reroute that sets the automatic shortest path between shapes
connector->Reroute();

// Saves the presentation
input->Save(u"Shapes-connector.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);

ShapeCollection::AddConnector(ShapeType, float, float, float, float, bool) method

Creates a new connector shape and adds it to the end of the shape collection, optionally applying default template styling.

System::SharedPtr<IConnector> Aspose::Slides::ShapeCollection::AddConnector(ShapeType shapeType, float x, float y, float width, float height, bool createFromTemplate) override

Arguments

ParameterTypeDescription
shapeTypeShapeTypeThe ShapeType of the connector shape to create.
xfloatThe x-coordinate of the connector\u2019s frame, in points.
yfloatThe y-coordinate of the connector\u2019s frame, in points.
widthfloatThe width of the connector\u2019s frame, in points.
heightfloatThe height of the connector\u2019s frame, in points.
createFromTemplateboolTrue to apply default template styling (non-empty name, simple style); false to create the connector with default property values.

Return Value

The newly created IConnector.

See Also

InsertGroupShape() InsertConnector()