# Connection Element

Contains elements for one connection point defined for the shape.

## Syntax

    <Connection
        [Name]
        [NameU]
        [Del]
        [ID]
        [IX]>
    </Connection>

## Attributes

Name

Optional string. The name of the element.

NameU

Optional string. The universal name of the element.

Del

Optional boolean. A flag indicating whether the element has been deleted locally. A value of 1 indicates that the element was deleted locally.

ID

Optional int. The ID of a named element.

IX

Optional int. The zero-based index of the element within its parent element.

## Element properties

Property | Value
--- | ---
Name | Connection
Minimum Occurrences | 0
Maximum Occurrences | Unbounded

## Element information

Parent elements

PageSheet

Shape

StyleSheet

DocumentSheet

Child elements

X

Y

DirX

DirY

Type

AutoGen

Prompt

## Remarks

Connection elements can be indexed or named (assigned a Name, NameU, or ID attribute). By default, if the user does not name the connections for a shape, they are assigned index attributes.

If one Connection element is named for a shape, all the Connection elements must be named for that shape. However, Connection elements do not need to be named using the same attribute.

## See also

Connection Points section

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