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GetText Method (IDisplayDimension)

Gets the text in a display dimension.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function GetText( _
   ByVal WhichText As Integer _
) As String
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As IDisplayDimension
Dim WhichText As Integer
Dim value As String
 
value = instance.GetText(WhichText)
C# 
string GetText( 
   int WhichText
)
C++/CLI 
String^ GetText( 
&   int WhichText
)

Parameters

WhichText
Aspect of the text to get as defined in swDimensionTextParts_e

Return Value

Text string

Example

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 retrieve a text portion or its format definition, populate WhichText with the corresponding option from swDimensionTextParts_e.

swDimensionTextParts_e.swDimensionTextAll is not a valid value for the WhichText parameter of this method.

 

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