Shape.OrderIsInFrontOf method - Developer Area

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Shape.OrderIsInFrontOf method

Determines whether or not one shape is in front of another

Syntax:

Function OrderIsInFrontOf(ByVal Shape As Shape) As Boolean

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
Shape	Shape	Specifies the shape to be checked, to determine whether another shape is in front of it (that is, above it) in the stacking order

Remarks:

The OrderIsInFrontOf method determines whether a shape is in front of a specified shape in the stacking order.

Examples:

The following VBA example fills, with red, all shapes above the selected one.

Sub Test()
  Dim s As Shape, ss As Shape
  Set s = ActiveShape
  For Each ss In ActiveLayer.Shapes
    If ss.OrderIsInFrontOf(s) And Not ss Is s Then
      ss.Fill.UniformColor.RGBAssign 255, 0, 0
    End If
  Next ss
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