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GetParentLayout

Returns the drawing parent slide layout.

Syntax​

expression.GetParentLayout();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiDrawing class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

ApiLayout | null

Example​

This example shows hot to get the drawing parent slide layout.

// How to get a parent layout of a slide shape.

// Get a slide shape's parent layout.

const presentation = Api.GetPresentation();
const slide = presentation.GetSlideByIndex(0);
const master = presentation.GetMaster(0);
const layout = master.GetLayout(0);

const fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.CreateRGBColor(255, 111, 61));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape("flowChartMagneticTape", 300 * 36000, 130 * 36000, fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);
shape.SetSize(300 * 36000, 130 * 36000);

layout.AddObject(shape);
const parent = shape.GetParentLayout();
const sType = parent.GetClassType();
slide.RemoveAllObjects();
const docContent = shape.GetDocContent();
const paragraph = docContent.GetElement(0);
paragraph.SetJc("left");
paragraph.AddText("Class type of the shape parent = " + sType);