Page.SelectShapesFromRectangle method - Developer Area

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Page.SelectShapesFromRectangle method

Select all shapes in the given area and return a selection shape

Syntax:

Function SelectShapesFromRectangle(ByVal x1 As Double, ByVal y1 As Double, ByVal x2 As Double, ByVal y2 As Double, ByVal Touch As Boolean) As Shape

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
x1	Double	Specifies the x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle, measured in document units
y1	Double	Specifies the y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle, measured in document units
x2	Double	Specifies the x-coordinate of the lower-right corner of the rectangle, measured in document units
y2	Double	Specifies the y-coordinate of the lower-right corner of the rectangle, measured in document units
Touch	Boolean	Specifies whether to select shapes not completely enclosed within the rectangle True selects shapes not completely enclosed within the rectangle.

Remarks:

The SelectShapesFromRectangle method selects all shapes within a given rectangle as if selected with a marquee.

This method creates a new selection and returns the selection-shape object.

Examples:

The following VBA example allows the user to pick a color, which is used to fill all shapes in a defined area. This procedure repeats until Esc is pressed.

Sub Test()
  Dim d As Document
  Dim sel As Shape, s As Shape
  Dim x1 As Double, y1 As Double, x2 As Double, y2 As Double, Shift As Long
  Dim c As New Color
  Set d = ActiveDocument
  c.UserAssign
  While d.GetUserArea(x1, y1, x2, y2, Shift, 100, False, cdrCursorWinCross) = 0
    Set sel = d.ActivePage.SelectShapesFromRectangle(x1, y1, x2, y2, False)
    For Each s In sel.Shapes
      s.Fill.ApplyUniformFill c
    Next s
  Wend
End Sub

Version Information:

CorelDRAW:	X7.4, X7, X7.6, X8, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2019.2, 2020, 2021, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25
Corel DESIGNER:	X7, 2017.1, 20.1, 2019.2, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25