# GroupShape

> Work with group shapes in PHP using Aspose.Slides: create and ungroup, reorder child shapes, set transforms and bounds across PowerPoint and OpenDocument.

Source: https://docs.aspose.com/slides/php-java/examples/elements/group-shape/
Updated: 2026-02-20


Examples for creating groups of shapes, accessing them, ungrouping, and removal using **Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java**.

## **Add a Group Shape**

Create a group containing two basic shapes.

```php
function addGroupShape() {
    $presentation = new Presentation();
    try {
        $slide = $presentation->getSlides()->get_Item(0);

        $group = $slide->getShapes()->addGroupShape();
        $group->getShapes()->addAutoShape(ShapeType::Rectangle, 0, 0, 50, 50);
        $group->getShapes()->addAutoShape(ShapeType::Ellipse, 60, 0, 50, 50);

        $presentation->save("group_shape.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
    } finally {
        $presentation->dispose();
    }
}
```

## **Access a Group Shape**

Retrieve the first group shape from a slide.

```php
function accessGroupShape() {
    $presentation = new Presentation("group_shape.pptx");
    try {
        $slide = $presentation->getSlides()->get_Item(0);

        // Access the first group shape on the slide.
        $firstGroup = null;
        $shapeCount = java_values($slide->getShapes()->size());
        for ($index = 0; $index < $shapeCount; $index++) {
            $shape = $slide->getShapes()->get_Item($index);
            if (java_instanceof($shape, new JavaClass("com.aspose.slides.GroupShape"))) {
                $firstGroup = $shape;
                break;
            }
        }
    } finally {
        $presentation->dispose();
    }
}
```

## **Remove a Group Shape**

Delete a group shape from the slide.

```php
function removeGroupShape() {
    $presentation = new Presentation("group_shape.pptx");
    try {
        $slide = $presentation->getSlides()->get_Item(0);
        
        // Assuming the first shape on the slide is a group shape.
        $group = $slide->getShapes()->get_Item(0);

        $slide->getShapes()->remove($group);

        $presentation->save("group_shape_removed.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
    } finally {
        $presentation->dispose();
    }
}
```

## **Ungroup Shapes**

Move shapes out of a group container.

```php
function ungroupShapes() {
    $presentation = new Presentation("group_shape.pptx");
    try {
        $slide = $presentation->getSlides()->get_Item(0);

        // Assuming the first shape on the slide is a group shape.
        $group = $slide->getShapes()->get_Item(0);

        // Clone each shape from the group and add it to the slide.
        $shapeCount = java_values($group->getShapes()->size());
        for ($index = 0; $index < $shapeCount; $index++) {
            $shape = $group->getShapes()->get_Item($index);
            $slide->getShapes()->addClone($shape);
        }

        $slide->getShapes()->remove($group);

        $presentation->save("ungrouped_shapes.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
    } finally {
        $presentation->dispose();
    }
}
```