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LAnnContainer::GetFillMode

#include "ltwrappr.h"

virtual L_UINT LAnnContainer::GetFillMode(puFillMode, pnAlpha)

NOTE: THIS FUNCTION IS NOW INHERITED DIRECTLY FROM THE PARENT LANNOTATION CLASS.

Gets the fill mode and alpha of the specified annotation object.

Parameters

L_UINT * puFillMode

Pointer to a variable to be updated with the object's fill mode constant. Possible fill mode values are:

Value	Meaning
ANNMODE_TRANSPARENT	[0] Transparent
ANNMODE_TRANSLUCENT	[1] Translucent
ANNMODE_OPAQUE	[2] Opaque
ANNMODE_ALPHA	[3] Alpha

L_INT * pnAlpha

Pointer to a variable to be updated with the objects alpha value. This is only valid if the fill mode puFillMode is updated with is ANNMODE_ALPHA. Possible values range from 0 255 where:

Value	Meaning
0	Transparent background.
255	Opaque background.

Returns

The object's fill mode constant. Possible values are:

Value	Meaning
ANNMODE_TRANSPARENT	[0] Transparent
ANNMODE_TRANSLUCENT	[1] Translucent
ANNMODE_OPAQUE	[2] Opaque

Comments

To see the possible fill modes and patterns, refer to Illustration of Fill Options for Annotations.

Default is transparent.

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.

Example

L_INT LAnnContainer_GetFillModeExample(LAnnContainer  * pAnnObject) 
{ 
   L_INT nRet; 
 
   L_UINT uFillMode; /* Object fill mode */ 
 
   /* Set the fill mode to transparent, unless it already is */ 
 
   nRet = pAnnObject->GetFillMode(&uFillMode, NULL); 
 
   if (nRet != SUCCESS) 
      return nRet; 
 
   if (uFillMode == ANNMODE_TRANSPARENT) 
      MessageBox (NULL, TEXT("Already transparent"), TEXT("Notice"), MB_OK); 
   else 
   { 
      nRet = pAnnObject->SetFillMode(uFillMode, ANNMODE_TRANSPARENT, 0); 
      if(nRet != SUCCESS) 
         return nRet; 
   } 
 
   return SUCCESS; 
}