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SetText Method (IDisplayDimension)

Sets the text in a display dimension.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Sub SetText( _
   ByVal WhichText As System.Integer, _
   ByVal Text As System.String _
)
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As IDisplayDimension
Dim WhichText As System.Integer
Dim Text As System.String
 
instance.SetText(WhichText, Text)
C# 
void SetText( 
   System.int WhichText,
   System.string Text
)
C++/CLI 
void SetText( 
&   System.int WhichText,
&   System.String^ Text
)

Parameters

WhichText

Aspect of the text to get as defined in swDimensionTextParts_e

Text

Text string

Remarks

A display dimension is made up of several individual pieces of text, as shown in the dimension properties dialog box:

  • Callout text above

  • Prefix text

  • Suffix text

  • Callout text below

To set one of the dimension texts above or its format definition, populate WhichText with the corresponding option from swDimensionTextParts_e.

Use swDimensionTextparts_e.swDimensionTextAll to replace the entire dimension text. SolidWorks places the input text in the prefix portion of the dimension text, clears the suffix and callout texts, and turns off the dimension value (see IDisplayDimension::ShowDimensionValue).

After using this method, use IModelDoc2::GraphicsRedraw2 to redraw the graphics window to see your changes.

 

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