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Shape.Previous property

Returns the previous shape

Syntax:

Property Get Previous(Optional ByVal Level As cdrShapeLevel = cdrLevelPage, Optional ByVal EnterGroups As Boolean = false, Optional ByVal Loop As Boolean = true) As Shape

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
Level	cdrShapeLevel	Specifies whether to limit the scope to the current group, layer, page, or document.
EnterGroups	Boolean	Specifies how to handle groups. If this value is set to False, groups are treated as separate shapes, ignoring any shapes within the group. If it is set to True, group shapes are still returned.
Loop	Boolean	Specifies how to loop through the search. If this value is set to True and the last shape in the scope is reached, the first shape of the group, layer, or document is returned. Otherwise, Nothing is returned.

Remarks:

The Previous property returns the previous shape in a document.

Examples:

The following VBA example selects the next shape on the current layer. There must be at least two shapes in the document, and one shape must be selected.

Sub Test()
  Dim s As Shape
  Set s = ActiveShape
  If s Is Nothing Then
    MsgBox "Nothing is selected."
  Else
    s.Previous(cdrLevelLayer, True, True).CreateSelection
  End If
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