GetBasePlaceholder()

Shape::GetBasePlaceholder() method

Returns a basic placeholder shape (shape from the layout and/or master slide that the current shape is inherited from).

System::SharedPtr<IShape> Aspose::Slides::Shape::GetBasePlaceholder() override

Remarks

A null is returned if the current shape is not inherited.

// get all (master/layout/slide) animated effects of the placeholder shape
auto pres = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"sample.pptx");

auto slide = pres->get_Slides()->idx_get(0);
auto shape = slide->get_Shapes()->idx_get(0);
auto sequence = slide->get_LayoutSlide()->get_Timeline()->get_MainSequence();

auto shapeEffects = sequence->GetEffectsByShape(shape);

System::SharedPtr<IShape> layoutShape = shape->GetBasePlaceholder();
auto layoutShapeEffects = sequence->GetEffectsByShape(layoutShape);

System::SharedPtr<IShape> masterShape = layoutShape->GetBasePlaceholder();
auto masterShapeEffects = slide->get_LayoutSlide()->get_MasterSlide()->get_Timeline()->get_MainSequence()->GetEffectsByShape(masterShape);

See Also

AddPlaceholder() GetThumbnail()