EA_OnContextItemChanged doesn't fire when needed

[TheTwo]

Hi everybody,

im currently implementing an AddIn for EA and need to know which elements are selected in the current diagram.
For that I use the EA_OnContextItemChanged() method to read the context items everytime they have changed. The Problem occures when one Element in an diagram is allready selected and I select another which pushed Ctrl key. In this case the event is not fired, and I can't save the additionaly selected element.

I need these two selected elements to deside if I add an element from the Toolbox or not. If I select an Element in the Toolbox, the collection returned from the method selectedObjects() is empty.  

Is this an error in EA and is there an work around?

Thanks
TheTwo

[Geert Bellekens]

AFAIK the EA API doesn't handle multiple selected items. It won't give you a list of selected items either in the getSelected... operations.
This might be a nice feature request.
Please use the link on the bottom of the page to issue an official feature request and mention this forum topic in the request.

Geert

[Eve]

The Diagram.SelectedElements collection allows access (and changing) of the selection on a diagram.

[drcrazy]

The Diagram.SelectedElements collection allows access (and changing) of the selection on a diagram.

Sorry, but I'm unable to find Diagram.SelectedElements. Did u meant Diagram.SelectedObjects ?

[Geert Bellekens]

I'm pretty sure (without proof) that is what he meant

Geert

[Eve]

Yes, I apologize.