LVectorText::LockObject

Summary

Gets the object information of the class object.

Syntax

virtual L_INT LVectorText::LockObject(pText)

Parameters

pVECTORTEXT pText

Pointer to a VECTORTEXT structure to be updated with the vector object information.

Returns

Comments

This function is used to retrieve the object information of the class object.

To use this method, declare a variable of the VECTORTEXT type and pass the address to this function. After modifying the vector object settings, call LVectorText::UnlockObject (). LVectorText::LockObject() and LVectorText::UnlockObject () should always be called in pairs.

Before an object has been added to the LVectorBase object, using LVectorBase::AddObject or LVectorLayer::AddObject, LVectorText::UnlockObject () can be used to change ALL properties of an object. However, once the object has been added to the LVectorBase object, some properties cannot be changed using LVectorText::UnlockObject ().However, as long as the number of points does not change, the coordinates of the individual points can always be modified using LVectorText::UnlockObject ().

To change the object information for a class object, call LVectorText::UnlockObject.

LVectorText::LockObject and LVectorText::UnlockObject must be called in pairs.

Note that rotating an object may change the object type. However, not all object types are changed by rotation, and not all rotations result in changing an object type. For example, a rectangle rotated 90 degrees about the z-axis is still a rectangle. A rectangle rotated 45 degrees about the z-axis becomes a polydraw object. The table below indicates object types that may change following rotation and the possible resulting object types.

If an object type changes, LVectorText::LockObject and LVectorText::UnlockObject will return WRPERR_VECTOR_INVALID_OBJECT_TYPE. Object properties can still be inspected and changed by using LVectorObject::GetObjectAttributes and LVectorObject::SetObjectAttributes.

Required DLLs and Libraries

• LTVKRN
• For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

See Also

Functions

• LVectorText::UnlockObject

Topics

• Working with Vector Objects

Example

This example will add a text object to the Active Layer LVectorBase object.

L_INT LVectorText__LockObjectExample(HWND hWnd, LVectorBase *pVector) 
{ 
   UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(hWnd); 
 
   L_INT          nRet; 
   VECTORTEXT     Text; 
   LVectorText    VectorText; 
 
   nRet = VectorText.LockObject(&Text); 
   if(nRet != SUCCESS) 
      return nRet; 
 
   Text.Point.x = 50; 
   Text.Point.y = 50; 
   Text.Point.z = 0; 
 
   Text.pszText = TEXT("LEAD"); 
 
   Text.Pen.bExtPen = FALSE; 
   Text.Pen.NewPen.LogPen.lopnColor = RGB(255,255,0); 
 
   Text.Brush.VectorBrushStyle = VECTORBRUSH_STANDARD; 
   Text.Brush.BrushType.StandardBrush.LogBrush.lbColor = RGB(0,255,0);  
 
   Text.CharHeight = 8; 
   Text.CharWidth = 1; 
 
   nRet = VectorText.UnlockObject(&Text); 
   if(nRet != SUCCESS) 
      return nRet; 
 
   nRet = pVector->AddObject(&VectorText); 
   if(nRet != SUCCESS) 
      return nRet; 
 
   //LVectorText destructor called when VectorText goes out of scope 
 
   return SUCCESS; 
}