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Copy

Creates a copy of the specified drawing object.

Inherited from ApiDrawing.Copy.

Example​

Duplicate a shape and place the copy on another slide in a presentation.

// How do I make a copy of a shape in a presentation?

// Create an exact duplicate of a shape and add it to a new slide in a presentation.

const presentation = Api.GetPresentation();
const slide = presentation.GetSlideByIndex(0);
slide.RemoveAllObjects();

const fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(255, 111, 61));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape("flowChartMagneticTape", 300 * 36000, 130 * 36000, fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);
shape.SetSize(300 * 36000, 130 * 36000);
slide.AddObject(shape);

const copyShape = shape.Copy();
const newSlide = Api.CreateSlide();
presentation.AddSlide(newSlide);
newSlide.AddObject(copyShape);