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AddCustomButton Method (ITaskpaneView)

Adds a custom button to the Task Pane.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function AddCustomButton( _
   ByVal BitmapPath As String, _
   ByVal ToolTip As String _
) As Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As ITaskpaneView
Dim BitmapPath As String
Dim ToolTip As String
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.AddCustomButton(BitmapPath, ToolTip)
C# 
bool AddCustomButton( 
   string BitmapPath,
   string ToolTip
)
C++/CLI 
bool AddCustomButton( 
&   String^ BitmapPath,
&   String^ ToolTip
)

Parameters

BitmapPath
Path and filename of the bitmap for the custom button
ToolTip
ToolTip for the custom button

Return Value

True if the custom button is added to the Task Pane, false if not

Example

Remarks

Button images can be either BMP (bitmap) or PNG and should be 16 pixels wide x 16 pixels high. The bitmap image can be 8-, 16-, 24-, or 32-bit depth. The bitmap should use a 256-color palette. Use gray (RGB 192, 192, 192) for transparent areas in the bitmap.
 

See Also

Availability

SolidWorks 2011 FCS, Revision Number 19.0


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