Defines a reference to the ID of a ShapeType element. Read/write String.

Applies To

Shape

Tag Syntax

<v:element type="expression">

Script Syntax

element.type="#expression"

expression=element.type

Remarks

If the Type attribute references the ID of a ShapeType element, the fills, paths, and strokes of the ShapeType are used as templates to create the shape. Values derived from ShapeType can be overridden by individual shape values.

If used in tags, the string value must begin with a number sign (#) symbol.

VML Standard Attribute

Example

A ShapeType shape is created with the "mytype" as an ID.

   <v:shapetype id="mytype"
   fillcolor="red" strokecolor="blue"
   coordorigin="0 0" coordsize="200 200">
   <v:path v="m 0,0 l 0,200, 200,200, 200,0 x e"/>
   </v:shapetype>

Then if you create a shape using the ShapeType values, the shape will have the attributes of the "mytype" ShapeType; that is, "shape01" will have a red fill with a blue stroke.

   <v:shape id="shape01" type="#mytype"
   style="position:relative;top:1;left:1;width:20;height:20">
   </v:shape>

You can override the inherited values, for example, by changing the color to green.

   <v:shape id="shape02" type="#mytype"
   fillcolor="green"
   style="position:relative;top:1;left:1;width:20;height:20">
   </v:shape>

Type Attribute Example. (Requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or greater.)