### Element

Base class of score layout elements The Element class is the virtual base class of all score layout elements.

#### Methods

virtual Ms::Element* clone()
create a copy of the element
QString subtypeName()
QString userName()
Returns the human-readable name of the element type
QString _name()
Returns the name of the element type
static Ms::Element* create(Ms::Element::Type type, Score*)
Creates an element of Type type, belonging to the Score

#### Properties

bbox | rect | bounding box relative to pos and userOff (read only)
color | color | element drawing color
generated | bool | true if the element has been generated by layout
pagePos | point | position in page coordinated (read only)
parent | Element | the parent element in drawing hierarchy
placement | enum | (Element.ABOVE, Element.BELOW)
pos | point | position relative to parent
selected | bool | true if the element is currently selected
track | int | the track the elment belongs to
type | enum | (Element.ACCIDENTAL, .ACCIDENTAL, .AMBITUS, .ARPEGGIO, .BAGPIPE_EMBELLISHMENT, .BAR_LINE, .BEAM, .BEND, .BRACKET, .BREATH, .CHORD, .CHORDLINE, .CLEF, .COMPOUND, .DYNAMIC, .ELEMENT, .ELEMENT_LIST, .FBOX, .FIGURED_BASS, .FINGERING, .FRET_DIAGRAM, .FSYMBOL, .GLISSANDO, .GLISSANDO_SEGMENT, .HAIRPIN, .HAIRPIN_SEGMENT, .HARMONY, .HBOX, .HOOK, .ICON, .IMAGE, .INSTRUMENT_CHANGE, .INSTRUMENT_NAME, .JUMP, .KEYSIG, .LASSO, .LAYOUT_BREAK, .LEDGER_LINE, .LINE, .LYRICS, .LYRICSLINE, .LYRICSLINE_SEGMENT, .MARKER, .MEASURE, .MEASURE_LIST, .NOTE, .NOTEDOT, .NOTEHEAD, .NOTELINE, .OSSIA, .OTTAVA, .OTTAVA_SEGMENT, .PAGE, .PEDAL, .PEDAL_SEGMENT, .REHEARSAL_MARK, .REPEAT_MEASURE, .REST, .SEGMENT, .SELECTION, .SHADOW_NOTE, .SLUR, .SLUR_SEGMENT, .SPACER, .STAFF_LINES, .STAFF_LIST, .STAFF_STATE, .STAFF_TEXT, .STEM, .STEM_SLASH, .SYMBOL, .SYSTEM, .TAB_DURATION_SYMBOL, .TBOX, .TEMPO_TEXT, .TEXT, .TEXTLINE, .TEXTLINE_SEGMENT, .TIE, .TIMESIG, .TREMOLO, .TREMOLOBAR, .TRILL, .TRILL_SEGMENT, .TUPLET, .VBOX, .VOLTA, .VOLTA_SEGMENT) (read only)
userOff | point | manual offset to position determined by layout
visible | bool |