L_AnnGetTextRTF

#include "l_bitmap.h"

L_INT EXT_FUNCTION L_AnnGetTextRTF(hObject, uFormat, pText, puLen)

HANNOBJECT hObject;	/* handle to the annotation object */
L_UINT uFormat;	/* text format type */
L_TCHAR pText;	/* address of character string to be updated */
L_UINT puLen;	/* address of a variable to be updated */

Gets the text and text length (unformatted text or rich text) of an ANNOBJECT_RTF or ANNOBJECT_AUTOMATION annotation object. This function is available in the Document/Medical Toolkits.

Parameter	Description
hObject	Handle to the ANNOBJECT_RTF object.
uFormat	Value that specifies the text format type. Possible values are:
	Value	Meaning
	RTFFORMAT_TEXT	[0x0001] Retrieve the text as unformatted text.
	RTFFORMAT_RTF	[0x0002] Retrieve the text as rich text.
pText	Pointer to a character string to be updated with the annotation object's character string. This value can be NULL.
puLen	Address of the variable to be updated with the length of the object's character string.

Returns

SUCCESS	The function was successful.
< 1	An error occurred. Refer to Return Codes.

Comments

This function is used to retrieve the text from an ANNOBJECT_RTF or ANNOBJECT_AUTOMATION object. The text can be retrieved either as rich text, or unformatted text.

Call this function twice. On the first call, pass NULL for the pText argument to get length of the required input buffer. Then, allocate a buffer and call the function a second time to retreive the text. The following code snippet illustrates the process:

   HANNOBJECT hObject;  // assume this is a valid ANNOBJECT_RTF object
   L_UINT uLength;
   L_TCHAR *pText;

   // Get the length
   L_AnnGetTextRTF( hObject, RTFFORMAT_RTF, NULL, &uLength);

   // Allocate a buffer
   pText = (L_TCHAR *)malloc ( (uLength+1) * sizeof (L_TCHAR) );

   // Retrieve the text
   L_AnnGetTextRTF( hObject, RTFFORMAT_RTF, pText, &uLength);

To get or set the text of other text objects, see the documentation for L_AnnGetTextLen, L_AnnGetText and L_AnnSetText.

Required DLLs and Libraries

LTANN

For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

Platforms

Windows 95 / 98 / Me, Windows 2000 / XP.

See Also

Functions:	L_AnnGetText, L_AnnSetText, L_AnnGetTextLen, L_AnnGetAutoText, L_AnnGetAutoTextLen, L_AnnSetAutoText, L_AnnSetTextRTF
Topics:	Annotation Functions: Object Properties
	Annotation Objects - Default Values
	Annotation Objects - Automated Features
	Implementing an Automated Annotation Program
	Implementing a Non-automated Annotation Program
	Obtaining Annotation Object Information

Example

// This sample gets the text from Rich Text annotation object in one of two formats (text, or rich text)
// hObject: the Rich Text annotation object
// uFormat: the format of the retrieved text--one of
//          RTFFORMAT_TEXT
//          RTFFORMAT_RTF
L_VOID SampleAnnGetTextRTF(HANNOBJECT hObject, L_UINT uFormat)
{
   L_UINT uLength;
   L_TCHAR *pText;
   L_TCHAR szMsg[200];
   L_TCHAR *pszFormat;
   L_INT nRet;

   switch(uFormat)
   {
   case RTFFORMAT_TEXT:
      pszFormat = TEXT("RTFFORMAT_TEXT");
      break;

   case RTFFORMAT_RTF:
      pszFormat = TEXT("RTFFORMAT_RTF");
      break;

   default:
      return;
      break;
   }

   // Get the length
   nRet = L_AnnGetTextRTF( hObject, uFormat, NULL, &uLength);
   if (nRet != SUCCESS)
      return;

   pText = (L_TCHAR *)malloc( (uLength+1) * sizeof(L_TCHAR) );
   nRet = L_AnnGetTextRTF( hObject, uFormat, pText, &uLength);
   if (nRet == SUCCESS)
   {
      wsprintf(szMsg, TEXT("Format: %s\nLength: %d"), pszFormat, uLength);
      MessageBox(NULL, pText, szMsg, MB_OK);
   }

   free(pText);
}