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Enterprise Architect => Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools => Topic started by: RoyClem on January 14, 2005, 09:02:58 am

Title: SelectedObjects Type
Post by: RoyClem on January 14, 2005, 09:02:58 am

In the Diagram class, there is a collection called SelectedObjects.

What is the type of the objects within it?

I tried casting to the Element type, but received an exception.

Thanks!

Roy

Title: Re: SelectedObjects Type
Post by: RoyClem on January 14, 2005, 10:27:22 am

Apparently, SelectedObjects returns a DiagramObject.

Here's the code I used to retrieve the name of a selected element on a diagram.

Note, I pass the EA repository to the method as an argument.

EA.Diagram m_EADiagram  =    
                          m_EARepository.GetCurrentDiagram();

EA.Element m_EAElement  =   null;
EA.DiagramObject m_EADiagramObject;

for( short i = 0; i <  
     m_EADiagram.SelectedObjects.Count; i++ )
{
   m_EADiagramObject =  (EA.DiagramObject)  

   m_EADiagram.SelectedObjects.GetAt(i);

   m_EAElement = m_EARepository.GetElementByID
                               (m_EADiagramObject.ElementID);
             
    MessageBox.Show(m_EAElement.Name);
}