LAnnAutomation::GetTextExpandTokens

#include "ltwrappr.h"

virtual L_INT LAnnAutomation::GetTextExpandTokens(pbTextExpandTokens)

L_BOOL * pbTextExpandTokens;

/* address of variable to be updated */

Gets a value that indicates whether the annotation object's text tokens will expand.

Parameter	Description
pbTextExpandTokens	Address of the variable to be updated with the object's text expand token property. Possible values are:
	Value	Meaning
	TRUE	Text tokens will be expanded for this object.
	FALSE	Text tokens will not be expanded for this object.

Returns

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

Comments

This function gets a value that indicates whether the text tokens will be expanded for certain annotation objects that display text. The function is valid only for the following annotation objects:

LAnnAutomation

LAnnButton

LAnnNote

LAnnPushPin

LAnnStamp

LAnnText

LAnnTextPointer

If pbTextExpandTokens is updated with TRUE, then all tokens will be expanded.

For example, if you have an LAnnButton object that will expand text tokens, and #D is defined to be the current day of the week (ANNTOKEN_DATE_DAY_OF_WEEK), then entering #D for the text of this button will cause it to display the current day of the week when in design or run mode.

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 Members
Topics:	Annotation Functions: Object Properties
	Implementing Annotations
	Automated User Interface for Annotations
	Annotation Functions: Creating and Deleting Annotations
	Types of Annotations
	Annotation Functions: Implementing Custom Annotations
	Annotation Functions: Creating Custom Annotations
	Fixed Annotations
	Minimizing Flicker With Double Buffering
	Annotation Functions: Working with the Toolbar

Example

//This sample

toggles the 'text token expand' property of an annotation

L_INT LAnnAutomation_GetTextExpandTokensExample(LAnnAutomation *pLAutomation) 
 
{
   L_INT nRet;
   L_BOOL bTextExpandTokens; 
 
   L_TCHAR szMsg[200]; 
 
   nRet = pLAutomation->GetTextExpandTokens(&bTextExpandTokens); 
   if (nRet == SUCCESS) 
   {
      bTextExpandTokens = !bTextExpandTokens; 
      wsprintf(szMsg, TEXT("Changing text expand tokens property to %s"),
      bTextExpandTokens ? TEXT("TRUE") : TEXT("FALSE"));
      MessageBox(NULL, szMsg, TEXT(""), MB_OK); 
      nRet = pLAutomation->SetTextExpandTokens(bTextExpandTokens,0);  
      if(nRet != SUCCESS)
         return nRet;
   }
   else
   {
      wsprintf(szMsg, TEXT(" LAnnAutomation::GetTextExpandTokens Failed[%d]"), nRet); 
      MessageBox(NULL, szMsg, TEXT("Error"), MB_OK); 
      return nRet;
   }
   return SUCCESS;
}