Sets the DescriptionFormat property for a single CogoPoint.

Namespace: Autodesk.Civil.DatabaseServices
Assembly: AeccDbMgd (in AeccDbMgd.dll) Version: 13.4.2516.0

Syntax

C#
public ObjectId SetDescriptionFormat(
	ObjectId pointId,
	string descFormat
)
Visual Basic
Public Function SetDescriptionFormat ( _
	pointId As ObjectId, _
	descFormat As String _
) As ObjectId
Visual C++
public:
ObjectId SetDescriptionFormat(
	ObjectId pointId, 
	String^ descFormat
)

Parameters

pointId
Type: ObjectId
The ObjectId of the point you want to set the DescriptionFormat property for.
descFormat
Type: System..::..String
The new DescriptionFormat value.

Return Value

If the method succeeds, it returns the same ObjectId pointId passed in. If the method fails, it returns ObjectId.Null.

Examples

CopyC#
 1// _civildoc is the active CivilDocument instance.
 2// 
 3CogoPointCollection cogoPoints = _civildoc.CogoPoints;
 4ObjectId pointId = cogoPoints.Add(new Point3d(100, 100, 50));
 5String descriptionFormat = "$*";
 6
 7// set for single point
 8if (cogoPoints.SetDescriptionFormat(pointId, descriptionFormat) == ObjectId.Null)
 9    write("SetDescriptionFormat failed.\n");
10
11Point3dCollection points = new Point3dCollection();
12points.Add(new Point3d(50, 50, 25));
13points.Add(new Point3d(200, 200, 15));
14ObjectIdCollection pointIds = cogoPoints.Add(points);
15List<ObjectId> pointIdList = GetListFromCollection(pointIds);
16
17// set multiple points to a single description
18ObjectIdCollection success = cogoPoints.SetDescriptionFormat(pointIdList, descriptionFormat);
19write(String.Format("SetDescriptionFormat success for {0} of {1} points\n",
20   success.Count, pointIdList.Count));
21
22List<string> descriptions = new List<string>();
23for (int i = 0; i < pointIdList.Count; i++)
24    descriptions.Add(descriptionFormat + " " + i);
25
26// set multiple points to multiple descriptions
27success = cogoPoints.SetDescriptionFormat(pointIdList, descriptions);
28write(String.Format("SetDescriptionFormat success for {0} of {1} points\n",
29   success.Count, pointIdList.Count));
CopyVB.NET
 1' _civildoc is the active CivilDocument instance.
 2'
 3Dim cogoPoints As CogoPointCollection = _civildoc.CogoPoints
 4Dim pointId As ObjectId = cogoPoints.Add(New Point3d(100, 100, 50))
 5Dim descriptionFormat As [String] = "$*"
 6
 7' set for single point
 8If cogoPoints.SetDescriptionFormat(pointId, descriptionFormat) = ObjectId.Null Then
 9    write("SetDescriptionFormat failed." & vbLf)
10End If
11
12Dim points As New Point3dCollection()
13points.Add(New Point3d(50, 50, 25))
14points.Add(New Point3d(200, 200, 15))
15Dim pointIds As ObjectIdCollection = cogoPoints.Add(points)
16Dim pointIdList As List(Of ObjectId) = GetListFromCollection(pointIds)
17
18' set multiple points to a single description
19Dim success As ObjectIdCollection = cogoPoints.SetDescriptionFormat(pointIdList, descriptionFormat)
20write([String].Format("SetDescriptionFormat success for {0} of {1} points", success.Count, pointIdList.Count))
21
22Dim descriptions As New List(Of String)()
23For i As Integer = 0 To pointIdList.Count - 1
24    descriptions.Add(descriptionFormat & " " & i)
25Next
26
27' set multiple points to multiple descriptions
28success = cogoPoints.SetDescriptionFormat(pointIdList, descriptions)
29write([String].Format("SetDescriptionFormat success for {0} of {1} points", success.Count, pointIdList.Count))

See Also