Get and Set Paragraph Properties Example (C#)

This example shows how to get and set the properties of paragraphs in note annotations.

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open a drawing with a note annotation that contains one or more
//    paragraphs.
// 2. Select the annotation in the graphics area.
// 3. Open an Immediate window.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. For each paragraph in the selected note:
//    * Sets the paragraph and line spacing.
//    * Gets properties of numbered lists, if present.
//    * Gets text segment formatting.
//    * Bolds the text of each text segment.
// 2. Inspect the Immediate window.
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace GetParagraphs_CSharp.csproj
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
 
        public void Main()
        {
            ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);
            SelectionMgr swSelMgr = default(SelectionMgr);
            Note noteObj = default(Note);
            Annotation swAnn = default(Annotation);
            Paragraphs paragraphs = default(Paragraphs);
            int numSegs = 0;
            int paragraphIndex = 0;
            int iseg = 0;
            TextFormat textFormat = default(TextFormat);
            int paraType = 0;
            int numberingtype = 0;
            int startas = 0;
            int format = 0;
            int numtype = 0;
            int numParagraphs = 0;
            string Text = null;
 
 
            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
            swSelMgr = (SelectionMgr)swModel.SelectionManager;
 
 
            if (swSelMgr.GetSelectedObjectCount() > 0)
            {
                noteObj = (Note)swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);
                swAnn = (Annotation)noteObj.GetAnnotation();
                paragraphs = (Paragraphs)swAnn.GetParagraphs();
 
                numParagraphs = paragraphs.Count;
                Debug.Print("Number of paragraphs = " + numParagraphs);
                Debug.Print("");
 
 
                for (paragraphIndex = 0; paragraphIndex <= numParagraphs - 1; paragraphIndex++)
                {
                    paragraphs.CurrentParagraph = paragraphIndex;
                    Debug.Print("paragraph(" + paragraphIndex + "): ");
                    Debug.Print(paragraphs.GetText(true));
 
                    if (paragraphIndex == 0)
                    {
                        paragraphs.SetFormatting(0.0011, 0.0012);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        paragraphs.SetFormatting(0.0021, 0.0022);
                    }
 
                    paragraphs.GetBulletsAndNumbering(out paraType, out numberingtype, out startas, out numtype, out format);
                    Debug.Print("Paragraph list type as defined in swParagraphType_e: " + paraType);
                    if (paraType == 1)
                    {
                        Debug.Print("Numbered list:");
                        Debug.Print("  Start numbering from location as defined in swNumberedListStartType_e: " + numberingtype);
                        Debug.Print("  Start numbering index: " + startas);
                        Debug.Print("  Type as defined in swNumberedListType_e: " + numtype);
                        Debug.Print("  Format as defined in swNumberingFormat_e: " + format);
                    }
 
                    numSegs = paragraphs.GetTextSegmentCount();
                    Debug.Print("Text segment count: " + numSegs);
 
                    for (iseg = 0; iseg <= numSegs - 1; iseg++)
                    {
                        Text = paragraphs.GetTextSegmentText(iseg);
                        Debug.Print("segment(" + iseg + "): " + Text);
 
                        textFormat = (TextFormat)paragraphs.GetTextSegmentFormat(iseg);
                        Debug.Print("  Typeface: " + textFormat.TypeFaceName);
                        Debug.Print("  Backwards? " + textFormat.BackWards);
                        Debug.Print("  Bold? " + textFormat.Bold);
                        Debug.Print("  Italic? " + textFormat.Italic);
                        Debug.Print("  Strikeout? " + textFormat.Strikeout);
 
                        textFormat.Bold = true;
                        paragraphs.SetTextSegmentFormat(iseg, textFormat);
 
                    }
 
                    paragraphs.UpdateParagraph();
 
                }
 
                swModel.GraphicsRedraw2();
 
            }
 
        }
 
 
 
        /// <summary>
        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>
 
        public SldWorks swApp;
 
    }
 
}