Opens the object's Properties dialog.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overridable Sub ShowObjectPropertiesDialog()

Visual Basic (Usage)	Copy Code
`Dim instance As AnnAutomation instance.ShowObjectPropertiesDialog()`

C#
public virtual void ShowObjectPropertiesDialog()

Managed Extensions for C++
public: virtual void ShowObjectPropertiesDialog();

C++/CLI
public: virtual void ShowObjectPropertiesDialog();

Example

This example displays the annotation properties dialog

Visual Basic Copy Code

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Public Sub AnnAutomation_ShowObjectPropertiesDialog(ByVal automation As AnnAutomation) ' first add a new object to the automation Dim rectObj As AnnRectangleObject = New AnnRectangleObject() rectObj.Bounds = New AnnRectangle(100, 100, 100, 100, AnnUnit.Pixel) rectObj.Pen = New AnnPen(Color.Blue, New AnnLength(1, AnnUnit.Pixel)) rectObj.Brush = New AnnSolidBrush(Color.Yellow) automation.Container.Objects.Add(rectObj) automation.Viewer.Invalidate(rectObj.InvalidRectangle) ' make sure no objects are selected in the automation automation.SelectNone() ' show the object properties dialog (this should show a message informing you that no objects are currently selected (bring edited) ShowProperties(automation) ' select (edit) the object we have just added automation.StartEditing(rectObj, False) ' show the object properties dialog (should show the object properties dialog) ShowProperties(automation) End Sub Private Sub ShowProperties(ByVal automation As AnnAutomation) ' check if we can show the dialog If automation.CanShowObjectPropertiesDialog Then automation.ShowObjectPropertiesDialog() Else MessageBox.Show("Cannot show the object properties dialog because no object is currently being edited (selected)") End If End Sub

Public Sub AnnAutomation_ShowObjectPropertiesDialog(ByVal automation As AnnAutomation)

   ' first add a new object to the automation

   Dim rectObj As AnnRectangleObject = New AnnRectangleObject()

   rectObj.Bounds = New AnnRectangle(100, 100, 100, 100, AnnUnit.Pixel)

   rectObj.Pen = New AnnPen(Color.Blue, New AnnLength(1, AnnUnit.Pixel))

   rectObj.Brush = New AnnSolidBrush(Color.Yellow)

   automation.Container.Objects.Add(rectObj)

   automation.Viewer.Invalidate(rectObj.InvalidRectangle)

   ' make sure no objects are selected in the automation

   automation.SelectNone()



   ' show the object properties dialog (this should show a message informing you that no objects are currently selected (bring edited)

   ShowProperties(automation)



   ' select (edit) the object we have just added

   automation.StartEditing(rectObj, False)



   ' show the object properties dialog (should show the object properties dialog)

   ShowProperties(automation)

End Sub



Private Sub ShowProperties(ByVal automation As AnnAutomation)

   ' check if we can show the dialog

   If automation.CanShowObjectPropertiesDialog Then

      automation.ShowObjectPropertiesDialog()

   Else

      MessageBox.Show("Cannot show the object properties dialog because no object is currently being edited (selected)")

   End If

End Sub

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public void AnnAutomation_ShowObjectPropertiesDialog(AnnAutomation automation) { // first add a new object to the automation AnnRectangleObject rectObj = new AnnRectangleObject(); rectObj.Bounds = new AnnRectangle(100, 100, 100, 100, AnnUnit.Pixel); rectObj.Pen = new AnnPen(Color.Blue, new AnnLength(1, AnnUnit.Pixel)); rectObj.Brush = new AnnSolidBrush(Color.Yellow); automation.Container.Objects.Add(rectObj); automation.Viewer.Invalidate(rectObj.InvalidRectangle); // make sure no objects are selected in the automation automation.SelectNone(); // show the object properties dialog (this should show a message informing you that no objects are currently selected (bring edited) ShowProperties(automation); // select (edit) the object we have just added automation.StartEditing(rectObj, false); // show the object properties dialog (should show the object properties dialog) ShowProperties(automation); } private void ShowProperties(AnnAutomation automation) { // check if we can show the dialog if(automation.CanShowObjectPropertiesDialog) automation.ShowObjectPropertiesDialog(); else MessageBox.Show("Cannot show the object properties dialog because no object is currently being edited (selected)"); }

public void AnnAutomation_ShowObjectPropertiesDialog(AnnAutomation automation) 
{ 
   // first add a new object to the automation 
   AnnRectangleObject rectObj = new AnnRectangleObject(); 
   rectObj.Bounds = new AnnRectangle(100, 100, 100, 100, AnnUnit.Pixel); 
   rectObj.Pen = new AnnPen(Color.Blue, new AnnLength(1, AnnUnit.Pixel)); 
   rectObj.Brush = new AnnSolidBrush(Color.Yellow); 
   automation.Container.Objects.Add(rectObj); 
   automation.Viewer.Invalidate(rectObj.InvalidRectangle); 
   // make sure no objects are selected in the automation 
   automation.SelectNone(); 
 
   // show the object properties dialog (this should show a message informing you that no objects are currently selected (bring edited) 
   ShowProperties(automation); 
 
   // select (edit) the object we have just added 
   automation.StartEditing(rectObj, false); 
 
   // show the object properties dialog (should show the object properties dialog) 
   ShowProperties(automation); 
} 
 
private void ShowProperties(AnnAutomation automation) 
{ 
   // check if we can show the dialog 
   if(automation.CanShowObjectPropertiesDialog) 
      automation.ShowObjectPropertiesDialog(); 
   else 
      MessageBox.Show("Cannot show the object properties dialog because no object is currently being edited (selected)"); 
}

Remarks

Call the CanShowObjectPropertiesDialog property to determine whether the object's Properties dialog can be displayed at this time. The dialog used is ObjectPropertiesDialogType. If the value of ObjectPropertiesDialogType is null (Nothing in Visual Basic), this method will not do anything.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

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