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AddMenuPopupIcon2 Method (IFrame)

Obsolete. Superseded by IFrame::AddMenuPopupIcon3.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function AddMenuPopupIcon2( _
   ByVal DocType As System.Integer, _
   ByVal SelectType As System.Integer, _
   ByVal HintString As System.String, _
   ByVal Identifier As System.Integer, _
   ByVal CallbackFunction As System.String, _
   ByVal CallbackUpdateFunction As System.String, _
   ByVal CustomNames As System.String, _
   ByVal BitmapFilePath As System.String _
) As System.Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As IFrame
Dim DocType As System.Integer
Dim SelectType As System.Integer
Dim HintString As System.String
Dim Identifier As System.Integer
Dim CallbackFunction As System.String
Dim CallbackUpdateFunction As System.String
Dim CustomNames As System.String
Dim BitmapFilePath As System.String
Dim value As System.Boolean
 
value = instance.AddMenuPopupIcon2(DocType, SelectType, HintString, Identifier, CallbackFunction, CallbackUpdateFunction, CustomNames, BitmapFilePath)
C# 
System.bool AddMenuPopupIcon2( 
   System.int DocType,
   System.int SelectType,
   System.string HintString,
   System.int Identifier,
   System.string CallbackFunction,
   System.string CallbackUpdateFunction,
   System.string CustomNames,
   System.string BitmapFilePath
)
C++/CLI 
System.bool AddMenuPopupIcon2( 
&   System.int DocType,
&   System.int SelectType,
&   System.String^ HintString,
&   System.int Identifier,
&   System.String^ CallbackFunction,
&   System.String^ CallbackUpdateFunction,
&   System.String^ CustomNames,
&   System.String^ BitmapFilePath
) 

Parameters

DocType
Document type whose context-sensitive menus display the icon
SelectType
Selection type whose context-sensitive menus display the icon
HintString
Text displayed in the SOLIDWORKS status bar when the user moves the pointer over the icon
Identifier
ID of the add-in; value of the Cookie argument passed by ISwAddin::ConnectToSW
CallbackFunction
Function called when user clicks the context-sensitive menu icon (see Remarks)
CallbackUpdateFunction
Optional function that controls the state of the icon; if specified, then SOLIDWORKS calls this function before displaying the icon

If CallbackUpdateFunction returns...

Then SOLIDWORKS...

0

Deselects and disables the item

1

Deselects and enables the item; this is the default state if no update function is specified

4

Hides the item
(see Remarks)
CustomNames
Names of custom feature types (see Remarks)
BitmapFilePath
Path and file name of the bitmap for the context-sensitive menu icon

Return Value

True if the context-sensitive menu icon is added, false if not

Example

Remarks

See Add-in Callback and Enable Methods to learn how to specify CallbackFunction and CallbackUpdateFunction.

When the icon is clicked, the function specified in CallbackFunction can perform actions such as displaying a third-party pop-up menu.

CustomNames is a semi-colon separated list of the names of the custom feature types. This argument is applicable only if SelectType is a custom feature type (like swSelATTRIBUTES); in the case of swSelATTRIBUTES, set this field to the name of the attribute definition.

 

See Also

Availability

SOLIDWORKS 2011 FCS, Revision Number 19.0


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