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GetPreviewOfEntities Method (IApplication)
RetVal[out]
True if the preview bitmap is created, false if not

Creates a preview bitmap of the specified entities and returns a byte array of the bitmap.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function GetPreviewOfEntities( _
   VARIANT EntitiesArray As System.Object, _
   dsBitmapFormat_e Format As dsBitmapFormat_e, _
   dsPreviewRange_e PreviewRange As dsPreviewRange_e, _
   BSTR NamedView As System.String, _
   IMathPoint* WinMin As MathPoint, _
   IMathPoint* WinMax As MathPoint, _
   LONG Width As System.Integer, _
   LONG Height As System.Integer, _
   VARIANT* BitmapByteArray As System.Object _
) As System.Boolean
C# 
System.bool GetPreviewOfEntities( 
   System.object EntitiesArray,
   dsBitmapFormat_e Format,
   dsPreviewRange_e PreviewRange,
   System.string NamedView,
   MathPoint WinMin,
   MathPoint WinMax,
   System.int Width,
   System.int Height,
   out System.object BitmapByteArray
)
JavaScript 
GetPreviewOfEntities( 
   EntitiesArray : System.Object,
   Format : String,
   PreviewRange : String,
   NamedView : System.String,
   WinMin : MathPoint,
   WinMax : MathPoint,
   Width : Number,
   Height : Number,
   BitmapByteArray : System.Object\n) : dsSystem.boolean
COM native C++ 
HRESULT GetPreviewOfEntities( 
   VARIANT EntitiesArray,
,
   dsBitmapFormat_e Format,
   dsPreviewRange_e PreviewRange,
   const dsString& NamedView,
,
   dsMathPoint* WinMin,
,
   dsMathPoint* WinMax,
,
   long Width,
,
   long Height,
,
   VARIANT* BitmapByteArray
,
   VARIANT_BOOL* RetVal
)
C++ 
DSRESULT GetPreviewOfEntities( 
   VARIANT EntitiesArray,
,
   dsBitmapFormat_e Format,
   dsPreviewRange_e PreviewRange,
   BSTR NamedView,
,
   IMathPoint* WinMin,
,
   IMathPoint* WinMax,
,
   LONG Width,
,
   LONG Height,
,
   VARIANT* BitmapByteArray
,
   bool* RetVal
)

Parameters

EntitiesArray
Array of entities for the preview bitmap
Format
Format of the preview bitmap as defined in dsBitmapFormat_e
PreviewRange
Preview bitmap range as defined in dsPreviewRange_e
NamedView
Name of the view if PreviewRange is set to dsPreviewRange_NamedView
WinMin
Corner of the window area if PreviewRange is set to dsPreviewRange_SpecifyWindow; otherwise, a null value
WinMax
Opposite corner of the window area if PreviewRange is set to dsPreviewRange_SpecifyWindow; otherwise, a null value
Width
Width of the preview bitmap
Height
Height of the preview bitmap
BitmapByteArray[out]
Byte array of the preview bitmap

Parameters

RetVal[out] or Return Value
True if the preview bitmap is created, false if not
 

See Also

Availability

DraftSight V1R4.0


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