# Connector

> Learn how to add, route, and style connectors between shapes using Aspose.Slides for Android, with Java examples for PPT, PPTX, and ODP presentations.

Source: https://docs.aspose.com/slides/androidjava/examples/elements/connector/
Updated: 2026-02-19


This article demonstrates how to connect shapes with connectors and change their targets using **Aspose.Slides for Android via Java**.

## **Add a Connector**

Insert a connector shape between two points on the slide.

```java
static void addConnector() {
    Presentation presentation = new Presentation();
    try {
        ISlide slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0);

        IConnector connector = slide.getShapes().addConnector(ShapeType.BentConnector2, 0, 0, 100, 100);
    } finally {
        presentation.dispose();
    }
}
```

## **Access a Connector**

Retrieve the first connector shape added to a slide.

```java
static void accessConnector() {
    Presentation presentation = new Presentation();
    try {
        ISlide slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0);

        slide.getShapes().addConnector(ShapeType.BentConnector2, 0, 0, 100, 100);

        // Access the first connector on the slide.
        IConnector connector = null;
        for (IShape shape : slide.getShapes()) {
            if (shape instanceof IConnector) {
                connector = (IConnector) shape;
                break;
            }
        }
    } finally {
        presentation.dispose();
    }
}
```

## **Remove a Connector**

Delete a connector from the slide.

```java
static void removeConnector() {
    Presentation presentation = new Presentation();
    try {
        ISlide slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0);

        IConnector connector = slide.getShapes().addConnector(ShapeType.BentConnector2, 0, 0, 100, 100);

        slide.getShapes().remove(connector);
    } finally {
        presentation.dispose();
    }
}
```

## **Reconnect Shapes**

Attach a connector to two shapes by assigning start and end targets.

```java
static void reconnectShapes() {
    Presentation presentation = new Presentation();
    try {
        ISlide slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0);

        IAutoShape shape1 = slide.getShapes().addAutoShape(ShapeType.Rectangle, 0, 0, 50, 50);
        IAutoShape shape2 = slide.getShapes().addAutoShape(ShapeType.Rectangle, 100, 100, 50, 50);
        IConnector connector = slide.getShapes().addConnector(ShapeType.BentConnector2, 0, 0, 100, 100);

        connector.setStartShapeConnectedTo(shape1);
        connector.setEndShapeConnectedTo(shape2);
    } finally {
        presentation.dispose();
    }
}
```