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CanBringToFront Property
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Leadtools.Annotations Namespace > AnnAutomation Class : CanBringToFront Property



The CanBringToFront Property is available in LEADTOOLS Document and Medical Imaging toolkits.

Gets a value that indicates whether this AnnAutomation can bring the currently selected object(s) up in the Z-order.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property CanBringToFront As Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As AnnAutomation
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.CanBringToFront
C# 
public virtual bool CanBringToFront {get;}
C++/CLI 
public:
virtual property bool CanBringToFront {
   bool get();
}

Property Value

true if this AnnAutomation can bring the currently selected object(s) up in the Z-order; otherwise, false.

Example

Visual BasicCopy Code
Public Sub AnnAutomation_CanBringToFront(ByVal automation As AnnAutomation)
   ' first make sure no objects are in this automation container
   automation.Container.Objects.Clear()
   automation.Viewer.Invalidate()
   ' add three objects to the automation
   Dim brushColor As Color() = {Color.Red, Color.Green, Color.Blue}
   Dim rectObj As AnnRectangleObject() = New AnnRectangleObject(2) {}
   Dim x As Integer = 100
   Dim y As Integer = 100
   For i As Integer = 0 To 2
      rectObj(i) = New AnnRectangleObject()
      rectObj(i).Bounds = New AnnRectangle(x, y, 100, 100, AnnUnit.Pixel)
      rectObj(i).Pen = New AnnPen(Color.Blue, New AnnLength(1, AnnUnit.Pixel))
      rectObj(i).Brush = New AnnSolidBrush(brushColor(i))
      rectObj(i).Name = String.Format("Rectangle {0}", i + 1)
      rectObj(i).NameVisible = True
      automation.Container.Objects.Add(rectObj(i))

      x += 25
      y += 25
   Next i

   automation.Viewer.Invalidate()

   MessageBox.Show("Rectangle1 -> Rectangle2 -> Rectangle3.  Now will select Rectangle1 and move it up")

   ' select rectangle 1 then move it one up in the Z-order
   automation.StartEditing(rectObj(0), False)
   If automation.CanBringToFront Then
      automation.BringToFront(False)
   End If

   MessageBox.Show("Rectangle2 -> Rectangle1 -> Rectangle3.  Now will select Rectangle3 and move it down")

   ' select rectangle 3 then move it down in the Z-order
   automation.StartEditing(rectObj(2), False)
   If automation.CanSendToBack Then
      automation.SendToBack(False)
   End If

   MessageBox.Show("Rectangle2 -> Rectangle3 -> Rectangle1.  Now will select Rectangle2 and move to top")

   ' select rectangle 2 then move it to first of Z-order
   automation.StartEditing(rectObj(1), False)
   If automation.CanBringToFirst Then
      automation.BringToFront(True)
   End If

   MessageBox.Show("Rectangle3 -> Rectangle1 -> Rectangle2.  Now will select Rectangle2 and move to the bottom")

   ' select rectangle 2 then move it to bottom of Z-order
   automation.StartEditing(rectObj(1), False)
   If automation.CanSendToLast Then
      automation.SendToBack(True)
   End If
End Sub
C#Copy Code
public void AnnAutomation_CanBringToFront(AnnAutomation automation)
{
   // first make sure no objects are in this automation container
   automation.Container.Objects.Clear();
   automation.Viewer.Invalidate();
   // add three objects to the automation
   Color[] brushColor = {Color.Red, Color.Green, Color.Blue};
   AnnRectangleObject[] rectObj = new AnnRectangleObject[3];
   int x = 100;
   int y = 100;
   for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
   {
      rectObj[i] = new AnnRectangleObject();
      rectObj[i].Bounds = new AnnRectangle(x, y, 100, 100, AnnUnit.Pixel);
      rectObj[i].Pen = new AnnPen(Color.Blue, new AnnLength(1, AnnUnit.Pixel));
      rectObj[i].Brush = new AnnSolidBrush(brushColor[i]);
      rectObj[i].Name = String.Format("Rectangle {0}", i + 1);
      rectObj[i].NameVisible = true;
      automation.Container.Objects.Add(rectObj[i]);

      x += 25;
      y += 25;
   }

   automation.Viewer.Invalidate();

   MessageBox.Show("Rectangle1 -> Rectangle2 -> Rectangle3.  Now will select Rectangle1 and move it up");

   // select rectangle 1 then move it one up in the Z-order
   automation.StartEditing(rectObj[0], false);
   if(automation.CanBringToFront)
      automation.BringToFront(false);

   MessageBox.Show("Rectangle2 -> Rectangle1 -> Rectangle3.  Now will select Rectangle3 and move it down");

   // select rectangle 3 then move it down in the Z-order
   automation.StartEditing(rectObj[2], false);
   if(automation.CanSendToBack)
      automation.SendToBack(false);

   MessageBox.Show("Rectangle2 -> Rectangle3 -> Rectangle1.  Now will select Rectangle2 and move to top");

   // select rectangle 2 then move it to first of Z-order
   automation.StartEditing(rectObj[1], false);
   if(automation.CanBringToFirst)
      automation.BringToFront(true);

   MessageBox.Show("Rectangle3 -> Rectangle1 -> Rectangle2.  Now will select Rectangle2 and move to the bottom");

   // select rectangle 2 then move it to bottom of Z-order
   automation.StartEditing(rectObj[1], false);
   if(automation.CanSendToLast)
      automation.SendToBack(true);
}

Remarks

(Read only) Call the AnnAutomation.BringToFront method to bring the object up in the Z-order.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Server 2008 family, Windows Vista, Windows 7

See Also

Leadtools.Annotations requires a Document or Medical toolkit license and unlock key. For more information, refer to: Imaging Pro/Document/Medical Features