Connector

What this page is about

Learn how to add, access, remove, and reconnect shapes with connectors using Aspose.Slides for Python via Java in PPT, PPTX, and ODP presentations.

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

Install the package as described in Installation. Each example imports asposeslides before starting the JVM, then imports the API after the JVM is running.

Add a Connector

Insert a connector shape between two points on the slide.

import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from asposeslides.api import Presentation, ShapeType

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

    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.

import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from asposeslides.api import Connector, Presentation, ShapeType

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

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

    # Access the first connector on the slide.
    connector = None
    for index in range(slide.getShapes().size()):
        shape = slide.getShapes().get_Item(index)
        if isinstance(shape, Connector):
            connector = shape
            break
finally:
    presentation.dispose()

Remove a Connector

Delete a connector from the slide.

import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from asposeslides.api import Presentation, ShapeType

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

    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.

import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from asposeslides.api import Presentation, ShapeType

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

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

    connector.setStartShapeConnectedTo(shape1)
    connector.setEndShapeConnectedTo(shape2)
finally:
    presentation.dispose()