Group Shape

Examples for creating groups of shapes, accessing them, ungrouping, and removal using Aspose.Slides for .NET.

Add a Group Shape

Create a group containing two basic shapes.

static void AddGroupShape()
{
    using var presentation = new Presentation();
    var slide = presentation.Slides[0];

    var group = slide.Shapes.AddGroupShape();
    group.Shapes.AddAutoShape(ShapeType.Rectangle, 0, 0, 50, 50);
    group.Shapes.AddAutoShape(ShapeType.Ellipse, 60, 0, 50, 50);
}

Access a Group Shape

Retrieve the first group shape from a slide.

static void AccessGroupShape()
{
    using var presentation = new Presentation();
    var slide = presentation.Slides[0];

    var group = slide.Shapes.AddGroupShape();
    group.Shapes.AddAutoShape(ShapeType.Rectangle, 0, 0, 50, 50);

    var firstGroup = slide.Shapes.OfType<IGroupShape>().First();
}

Remove a Group Shape

Delete a group shape from the slide.

static void RemoveGroupShape()
{
    using var presentation = new Presentation();
    var slide = presentation.Slides[0];

    var group = slide.Shapes.AddGroupShape();

    slide.Shapes.Remove(group);
}

Ungroup Shapes

Move shapes out of a group container.

static void UngroupShapes()
{
    using var presentation = new Presentation();
    var slide = presentation.Slides[0];

    var group = slide.Shapes.AddGroupShape();
    var rect = group.Shapes.AddAutoShape(ShapeType.Rectangle, 0, 0, 50, 50);

    // Move shape out of the group.
    slide.Shapes.AddClone(rect);
    group.Shapes.Remove(rect);
}