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LAnnAutomation::GetLineStyle

#include "ltwrappr.h"

virtual L_UINT LAnnAutomation::GetLineStyle()

Gets the line style of the annotation object.

Returns

The annotation object's current line style. Possible values are:

Value	Meaning
ANNLINE_SOLID	[0] Solid line
ANNLINE_DASH	[1] Dashed line
ANNLINE_DOT	[2] Dotted line
ANNLINE_DASHDOT	[3] Dash dot line
ANNLINE_DASHDOTDOT	[4] Dash dot dot line
ANNLINE_NULL	[5] No line

Comments

Note:

Windows displays all lines greater than 1 pixel as solid.

To see the possible line styles, refer to Illustration of Line Styles for Annotations.

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

Win32, x64.

See Also

Functions:	LAnnAutomation::SetLineStyle, LAnnAutomation::GetLineWidth, LAnnAutomation::SetLineWidth, Class Members
Topics:	Annotation Functions: Object Properties

Example

This example gets and updates the property of the object

passed by the caller

L_INT LAnnAutomation_GetLineStyleExample(LAnnAutomation  * pAnnObject)
{
   L_INT nRet = SUCCESS;
   L_UINT LineStyle; /* Line style property of the object */
   /* Set the style to a dashed line, unless it is already dashed */
   LineStyle = pAnnObject->GetLineStyle();
   if (LineStyle == ANNLINE_DASH)
      MessageBox (NULL, TEXT("Already dashed line"), TEXT("Notice"), MB_OK);
   else
      nRet =pAnnObject->SetLineStyle(ANNLINE_DASH, 0);
   
   return nRet;
}