ChangeTypeTo

The ChangeTypeTo method converts one type of object to another: polyline to polygon, polygon to polyline, polyline to points, points to polyline, polyline to 3Dpolyline, and polygon to 3Dpolygon.

Syntax

object.Buffer( ChangeTypeTo, ConnectPointsBy, ConnectPointsAttribute )

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
ChangeTypeTo	SrfShapeType		required; target shape
ConnectPointsBy	SrfConnectPointsMethod	srfConnectPointsOrder	optional; connect points by draw order or by sorted attribute value
ConnectPointsAttribute	String	""	optional; this is the attribute by which to order the points connections when ConnectPointsBy is set to srfConnectPointsAttribute

Remarks

Only srfShapePolygon, srfShapePolyline, andsrfShapeSymbol are supported for the ChangeTypeTo parameter. All other SrfShapeType values result in an error.

To select objects in a base layer, use the StartEditing method on the base layer Shapes collection.

Example

This example demonstrates how to convert the selected objects to polylines, connecting points in order by the attribute "ID".

Selection.ChangeType(ChangeTypeTo:=srfShapePolyline, ConnectPointsBy:=srfConnectPointsAttribute, ConnectPointsAttribute:="ID")

Used by: Selection Collection