All Cadcorp SIS API Methods

DefineNolObject Method

Description

Creates a named object in a Named Object Library from an implicit string, replacing any object with the same name. This method is used to create named Brush, Colour-set, Pen and Coordinate Reference System objects.

Implicit strings can be queried from existing named objects using GetImplicitNolObject.

Syntax

Public Function DefineNolObject( _
   ByVal aclass As String, _
   ByVal aname As String, _
   ByVal implicit As String _
) As Integer

Parameters

aclass

The class of named object to be queried. Valid classes are:

ABrush	Brush
AColourset	Colour-set
APen	Pen
APrj	Coordinate Reference System
AFtable	Feature Table
ATheme	Theme

 

aname

The named object to create, or replace.

 

implicit

The implicit string which defines the object. See Brush, Colour-set, Pen, Coordinate Reference System, Feature Table and Theme for descriptions.

Remarks

DefineNolObject supports implicit feature table strings, in JSON (see http://json.org) and XML formats.

Available: GEO OD SISpy

Group:

• Named Object Library Methods

Example

sis.DefineNolObject ("ABrush","Parish","Brush1")