Get Annotation Object Example (C#)

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open a model document that contains an annotation symbol.
// 2. Select the annotation symbol.
//
// Postconditions: The annotation object for the selected symbol is obtained.
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace GetAnnotationObject_CSharp.csproj
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {

        ModelDoc2 Part;
        SelectionMgr SelMgr;
        object AnnoObject;
        WeldSymbol aWeldSymbol;
        WeldBead aWeldBead;
        TableAnnotation aTableAnno;
        SFSymbol anSFSymbol;
        RevisionCloud aRevisionCloud;
        Note aNote;
        MultiJogLeader aLeader;
        Gtol aGtol;
        DowelSymbol aDowelSym;
        DisplayDimension aDispDim;
        DatumTargetSym aDatTarSym;
        DatumTag aDatumTag;
        DatumOrigin aDatumOrigin;
        CustomSymbol aCustomSymbol;
        CenterMark aCenterMark;
        CenterLine aCenterLine;
        CThread aCThread;

        Annotation Anno;

        public void Main()
        {
            Part = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
            SelMgr = (SelectionMgr)Part.SelectionManager;
            AnnoObject = SelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);

            switch (SelMgr.GetSelectedObjectType3(1, -1))
            {
                case (int)swSelectType_e.swSelWELDS:
                    Debug.Print("Selected annotation is a WeldSymbol.");
                    aWeldSymbol = (WeldSymbol)AnnoObject;
                    Anno = (Annotation)aWeldSymbol.GetAnnotation();
                    break;
                case (int)swSelectType_e.swSelWELDBEADS:
                    Debug.Print("Selected annotation is a WeldBead.");
                    aWeldBead = (WeldBead)AnnoObject;
                    Anno = (Annotation)aWeldBead.GetAnnotation();
                    break;
                case (int)swSelectType_e.swSelANNOTATIONTABLES:
                    Debug.Print("Selected annotation is a TableAnnotation.");
                    aTableAnno = (TableAnnotation)AnnoObject;
                    Anno = (Annotation)aTableAnno.GetAnnotation();
                    break;
                case (int)swSelectType_e.swSelSFSYMBOLS:
                    Debug.Print("Selected annotation is an SFSymbol.");
                    anSFSymbol = (SFSymbol)AnnoObject;
                    Anno = (Annotation)anSFSymbol.GetAnnotation();
                    break;
                case (int)swSelectType_e.swSelREVISIONCLOUDS:
                    Debug.Print("Selected annotation is a RevisionCloud.");
                    aRevisionCloud = (RevisionCloud)AnnoObject;
                    Anno = (Annotation)aRevisionCloud.GetAnnotation();
                    break;
                case (int)swSelectType_e.swSelNOTES:
                    Debug.Print("Selected annotation is a Note.");
                    aNote = (Note)AnnoObject;
                    Anno = (Annotation)aNote.GetAnnotation();
                    break;
                case (int)swSelectType_e.swSelLEADERS:
                    Debug.Print("Selected annotation is a Leader.");
                    aLeader = (MultiJogLeader)AnnoObject;
                    Anno = (Annotation)aLeader.GetAnnotation();
                    break;
                case (int)swSelectType_e.swSelGTOLS:
                    Debug.Print("Selected annotation is a Gtol.");
                    aGtol = (Gtol)AnnoObject;
                    Anno = (Annotation)aGtol.GetAnnotation();
                    break;
                case (int)swSelectType_e.swSelDOWELSYMS:
                    Debug.Print("Selected annotation is a DowelSymbol.");
                    aDowelSym = (DowelSymbol)AnnoObject;
                    Anno = (Annotation)aDowelSym.GetAnnotation();
                    break;
                case (int)swSelectType_e.swSelDIMENSIONS:
                    Debug.Print("Selected annotation is a DisplayDimension.");
                    aDispDim = (DisplayDimension)AnnoObject;
                    Anno = (Annotation)aDispDim.GetAnnotation();
                    break;
                case (int)swSelectType_e.swSelDTMTARGS:
                    Debug.Print("Selected annotation is a DatumTargetSym.");
                    aDatTarSym = (DatumTargetSym)AnnoObject;
                    Anno = (Annotation)aDatTarSym.GetAnnotation();
                    break;
                case (int)swSelectType_e.swSelDATUMTAGS:
                    Debug.Print("Selected annotation is a DatumTag.");
                    aDatumTag = (DatumTag)AnnoObject;
                    Anno = (Annotation)aDatumTag.GetAnnotation();
                    break;
                case (int)swSelectType_e.swSelDATUMPOINTS:
                    Debug.Print("Selected annotation is a DatumOrigin.");
                    aDatumOrigin = (DatumOrigin)AnnoObject;
                    Anno = (Annotation)aDatumOrigin.GetAnnotation();
                    break;
                case (int)swSelectType_e.swSelCUSTOMSYMBOLS:
                    Debug.Print("Selected annotation is a CustomSymbol.");
                    aCustomSymbol = (CustomSymbol)AnnoObject;
                    Anno = (Annotation)aCustomSymbol.GetAnnotation();
                    break;
                case (int)swSelectType_e.swSelCTHREADS:
                    Debug.Print("Selected annotation is a CThread.");
                    aCThread = (CThread)AnnoObject;
                    Anno = (Annotation)aCThread.GetAnnotation();
                    break;
                case (int)swSelectType_e.swSelCENTERMARKSYMS:
                    Debug.Print("Selected annotation is a CenterMark.");
                    aCenterMark = (CenterMark)AnnoObject;
                    Anno = (Annotation)aCenterMark.GetAnnotation();
                    break;
                case (int)swSelectType_e.swSelCENTERLINES:
                    Debug.Print("Selected annotation is a CenterLine.");
                    aCenterLine = (CenterLine)AnnoObject;
                    Anno = (Annotation)aCenterLine.GetAnnotation();
                    break;
            }

            Debug.Print("Annotation: " + Anno.GetName());

        }



        public SldWorks swApp;

    }

}