**Inheritance:** java.lang.Object, [com.aspose.words.Node](../../com.aspose.words/node/), [com.aspose.words.CompositeNode](../../com.aspose.words/compositenode/) ``` public abstract class ShapeBase......the [ Working with Shapes ][Working with Shapes] documentation article...instantiate are [Shape](../../com.aspose.words/shape/) and [GroupShape](...