public virtual void Lock()
Use the CanLock property to determine whether you can currently call this method.
For more information, refer to Implementing Annotation Security.
This example will show how to lock and unlock an object, prompting the user for a password.
using Leadtools.Annotations.Automation;
using Leadtools.Annotations.Engine;
using Leadtools.Codecs;
using Leadtools.Controls;
using Leadtools.Annotations.Rendering;
using Leadtools.Annotations.WinForms;
public void AnnAutomation_Lock()
{
// first add a new object to the automation
AnnRectangleObject rectObj = new AnnRectangleObject();
rectObj.Rect = LeadRectD.Create(100, 100, 800, 800);
rectObj.Stroke = AnnStroke.Create(AnnSolidColorBrush.Create("Blue"), LeadLengthD.Create(1));
rectObj.Fill = AnnSolidColorBrush.Create("Yellow");
_automation.Container.Children.Add(rectObj);
_automation.Invalidate(LeadRectD.Empty);
// make sure no objects are selected in the automation
_automation.SelectObject(null);
// Hook to the lock and unlock events
_automation.LockObject += _automation_LockObject;
_automation.UnlockObject += _automation_UnlockObject;
// see if we can lock or unlock the object (this should show a message informing you that no objects are currently selected (bring edited)
LockUnlock(_automation);
// select (edit) the object we have just added
_automation.SelectObject(rectObj);
// see if we can lock or unlock the object (should show the password dialog to lock the object)
LockUnlock(_automation);
_automation.LockObject -= _automation_LockObject;
_automation.UnlockObject -= _automation_UnlockObject;
}
private void LockUnlock(AnnAutomation automation)
{
// first, check if we can lock the object
if (automation.CanLock)
{
// lock this object
automation.Lock();
}
else if (automation.CanUnlock)
{
// unlock this object
automation.Unlock();
}
else
{
Debug.WriteLine("Cannot lock or unlock because no object is currently being edited (selected)");
}
}
void _automation_LockObject(object sender, AnnLockObjectEventArgs e)
{
Debug.WriteLine(string.Format("Lock it, sending password = {0}", "secret"));
e.Password = "secret";
}
void _automation_UnlockObject(object sender, AnnLockObjectEventArgs e)
{
Debug.WriteLine(string.Format("Unlock it, sending password = {0}", "secret"));
e.Password = "secret";
}