Delete

Deletes the specified object from the parent slide master if it exists.

Syntax

expression.Delete();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiLayout class.

Parameters

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns

boolean

Example

This example shows how to delete the specified object from the parent slide master if it exists.

var oPresentation = Api.GetPresentation();
var oSlide = oPresentation.GetSlideByIndex(0);
var oMaster = oPresentation.GetMaster(0);
var nCountBefore = oMaster.GetLayoutsCount();
var oLayout = oMaster.GetLayout(0);
oLayout.Delete();
var nCountAfter = oMaster.GetLayoutsCount();
var oFill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.CreateRGBColor(255, 111, 61));
var oStroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
var oShape = Api.CreateShape("flowChartMagneticTape", 300 * 36000, 130 * 36000, oFill, oStroke);
oShape.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);
oShape.SetSize(300 * 36000, 130 * 36000);
var oDocContent = oShape.GetDocContent();
var oParagraph = oDocContent.GetElement(0);
oParagraph.SetJc("left");
oParagraph.AddText("Number of layouts before deletion: " + nCountBefore);
oParagraph.AddLineBreak();
oParagraph.AddText("Number of layouts after deletion: " + nCountAfter);
oSlide.RemoveAllObjects();
oSlide.AddObject(oShape);