Returns or sets a value indicating whether an object displays its contents or an icon.
Syntax
object.DisplayType [ = value]
The DisplayType property syntax has these parts:
| Part | Description |
| object | An object expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list. |
| value | An integer or constant specifying whether an object displays its contents or an icon, as described in Settings. |
Settings
The settings for value are:
| Constant | Value | Description |
| vbOLEDisplayContent | 0 | (Default) Content. When the OLE container control contains an object, the object's data is displayed in the control. |
| vbOLEDisplayIcon | 1 | Icon. When the OLE container control contains an object, the object's icon is displayed in the control. |
Remarks
This property determines the default setting of the Display As Icon check box in the Insert Object and Paste Special dialog boxes. When you display these dialog boxes either at run time (with the InsertObjDlg or PasteSpecialDlg methods) or design time, the Display As Icon check box is automatically selected if this property is set to 1 (Icon).
When creating an object at run time using the CreateEmbed or CreateLink methods, use the DisplayType property to determine if the object is displayed as an icon (set DisplayType = 1) or if the object's data is displayed in the control (set DisplayType = 0).
Once you create an object, you can't change its display type.