FlowChart.CreateGroup Method

Creates a new hierarchical Group.

 Syntax

VB6

Public Function CreateGroup( _
    ByVal mainObj As Object _
) As Group

C++

public:
Group* CreateGroup (
    IDispatch* mainObj
)

 Parameters

mainObj

The main object of the group.

 Return Value

A reference to a Group object representing the newly created group.

 Remarks

Creates a group with the main object specified as argument. Depending on the type of the main object you can attach different objects to the group in a number of ways. If the mainObj is an arrow you can attach boxes and tables to the arrow's control points and segments. If mainObj is a box or a table you can attach objects to its corners or any other part in a proportion specified in percents. For more information check following Group methods:

• Group.AttachToArrowPoint and Group.AttachToArrowSegment for groups with an arrow set as main object;
• Group.AttachToCorner and Group.AttachProportional for groups with a box or a table set as main object;