LAnnRuler::SetTicMarkLength

#include "ltwrappr.h"

virtual L_INT LAnnRuler::SetTicMarkLength(dLength, uFlags)

L_DOUBLE dLength;	/* new length of the ruler tic marks */
L_UINT uFlags;	/* flags that determine which objects to process */

Sets the length of the tic mark of an ANNOBJECT_RULER or ANNOBJECT_RULER. The tic marks are the perpendicular lines that measure the units. This function is available in the Document/Medical Toolkits.

Parameter	Description
dLength	The new length of the ruler object's tic mark.
uFlags	Flags that determine which objects to process. Most of the flags apply only to container objects. You can combine values when appropriate by using a bitwise OR ( \| ). The following are valid values:
	Value	Meaning
	0	Process only the specified object.
	ANNFLAG_SELECTED	[0x0001] Process only objects that have the selected property set to TRUE. For getting and setting the selected property, use the LAnnotation::IsSelected and LAnnotation::SetSelectedfunctions.
	ANNFLAG_NOTTHIS	[0x0004] Process only one level of objects within the specified container, not the container itself. If there are containers within the container, they are modified, but the objects within them are not.
	ANNFLAG_RECURSE	[0x0008] Process objects within a container, and within any subcontainers, down to any level.
	ANNFLAG_NOTCONTAINER	[0x0002] (Used with ANNFLAG_RECURSE) Process objects within containers, not the containers themselves.
	ANNFLAG_NOINVALIDATE	[0x0010] Do not invalidate the affected rectangle in the window. Use this to avoid generating unwanted paint messages.
	ANNFLAG_CHECKMENU	[0x0020] Process objects only if the ANNAUTOTEXT_MENU_TEXT menu item has been selected.

Returns

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

Comments

The tic mark length applies only to the following annotation objects:

ANNOBJECT_AUTOMATION,

ANNOBJECT_RULER

The dLength is expressed in pixels, not in points. The length is for the whole line, not just from the intersection point with the ruler to the end point of the tic mark – it is from one end of the tic mark to the other end of the tic mark

Note that a ruler can have tic marks of different lengths. For example, the ruler shown in the figure below has tic marks with several different lengths. In this case, *pdLength represents the length of the longest tic mark.

$image\Ruler.gif$

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.

See Also

Functions:	Class Member, LAnnotation::CalibrateRuler
Topics:	Annotation Functions: Working with the Toolbar
	Implementing Annotations
	Annotation Objects - Default Values
	Annotation Objects - Automated Features
	Automated User Interface for Annotations
	Using Rulers in Annotation Objects
	New Annotation Features of Version 14.5
	Calibrating Annotation Ruler Objects

Example

// This example doubles the length of the tic mark of the pObjec
L_VOID SampleAnnTicMarkLength(LAnnRuler *pObject)
{
   L_INT nRet;
   L_DOUBLE dLength;
   L_TCHAR szMsg[200];

   nRet = pObject->GetTicMarkLength(&dLength);
   if (nRet == SUCCESS)
   {
      wsprintf(szMsg, TEXT("Old Tic Mark Length: %f\nNew Tic Mark Length %f"),dLength, 2 * dLength);

      pObject->SetTicMarkLength(2 * dLength, 0);
      MessageBox(NULL, szMsg, TEXT(""), MB_OK);
   }
}