Public Overridable Sub StartEditing( _
   ByVal annObject As AnnObject, _
   ByVal group As Boolean _
) 

Dim instance As AnnAutomation
Dim annObject As AnnObject
Dim group As Boolean
 
instance.StartEditing(annObject, group)

public virtual void StartEditing( 
   AnnObject annObject,
   bool group
)

public:
virtual void StartEditing( 
   AnnObject^ annObject,
   bool group
) 

Public Sub AnnAutomation_StartEditing(ByVal manager As AnnAutomationManager)
   ' find the active automation
   Dim automation As AnnAutomation = Nothing
   Dim index As Integer = 0
   Do While index < manager.Automations.Count AndAlso automation Is Nothing
      If manager.Automations(index).Active Then
         automation = manager.Automations(index)
      End If
      index += 1
   Loop
   If Not automation Is Nothing Then
      ' add a new rectangle object to this automation
      Dim rectObj As AnnRectangleObject = New AnnRectangleObject()
      rectObj.Bounds = New AnnRectangle(100, 100, 200, 200, AnnUnit.Pixel)
      rectObj.Pen = New AnnPen(Color.Blue, New AnnLength(2, AnnUnit.Pixel))
      rectObj.Brush = New AnnSolidBrush(Color.Yellow)

      ' surround the changes to the automation by an undo
      automation.BeginUndo()

      automation.Container.Objects.Add(rectObj)

      ' "select" this rectangle and make it ready for editing
      automation.StartEditing(rectObj, False)

      automation.EndUndo()
   End If
End Sub

public void AnnAutomation_StartEditing(AnnAutomationManager manager)
{
   // find the active automation
   AnnAutomation automation = null;
   for(int index = 0; index < manager.Automations.Count && automation == null; index++)
   {
      if(manager.Automations[index].Active)
         automation = manager.Automations[index];
   }
   if(automation != null)
   {
      // add a new rectangle object to this automation
      AnnRectangleObject rectObj = new AnnRectangleObject();
      rectObj.Bounds = new AnnRectangle(100, 100, 200, 200, AnnUnit.Pixel);
      rectObj.Pen = new AnnPen(Color.Blue, new AnnLength(2, AnnUnit.Pixel));
      rectObj.Brush = new AnnSolidBrush(Color.Yellow);

      // surround the changes to the automation by an undo
      automation.BeginUndo();

      automation.Container.Objects.Add(rectObj);

      // "select" this rectangle and make it ready for editing
      automation.StartEditing(rectObj, false);

      automation.EndUndo();
   }
}