public string AsString()
The current date and time for the Bates element on current AnnDateTimeKind format.
using Leadtools.Annotations.BatesStamp;
public void IAnnBateElement_IAnnBateElement()
{
//The base interface for all bates stamp elements
IAnnBatesElement baseElement = null;
//Create AnnBatesDateTime element and set its properties
AnnBatesDateTime dateTimeElement = new AnnBatesDateTime();
dateTimeElement.CurrentDateTime = DateTime.Now;
dateTimeElement.Kind = AnnDateTimeKind.Local;
dateTimeElement.Format = "M/d/yy";
baseElement = dateTimeElement;
//print the content of this dateTimeElement
Debug.WriteLine(baseElement.AsString());
//Create AnnBatesNumber element and set its properties
AnnBatesNumber numberElement = new AnnBatesNumber();
numberElement.NumberOfDigits = 4;
numberElement.PrefixText = "PrefixTest";
numberElement.StartNumber = 5;
numberElement.SuffixText = "SuffixTest";
numberElement.UseAllDigits = true;
numberElement.AutoIncrement = true;
baseElement = numberElement;
//print the content of this numberElement
Debug.WriteLine(baseElement.AsString()); // the output will be "PrefixTest0005SuffixTest"
//Create AnnBatesText element
AnnBatesText textElement = AnnBatesText.Create("This is text");
baseElement = textElement;
//print the content of this textElement
Debug.WriteLine(baseElement.AsString()); // the output will be "This is text"
}