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Well, you question is a bit difficult to answer in a few lines of code. That is why poeple hesitate to post reply.
Basically. you need to understand is that your code is inside Jig's Sampler() override method, which is called by Jig when you move the cursor. When user enters something (clicking a point, entering expected value, or entering one of the keyword, jig dragging is terminated.
Usually, a custom Jig is called this way:
PromptResult res=theEditor.Drag(theJig);
So, if user enters a keyword, the jig drag stops, and you test PromptResult to see if a point is picked, or a keyword is entered, then doing things accordingly.
In most cases, while dragging jig with keyword options, the purpose is to change some dragging initial data and after user select a keyword, you probably want the dragging continue/resume. For example, in your case, the draggin originally expects user to pick point. But if user enter a keyword, you want toi dragging for a rotation angle. In this case, you can do this (the code is just off top of my head and not tested):
public class MyJig:DrawJig
{
private string dragMode;
...
public void DoDrag()
{
dragMode=:DIST"
while(true)
{
PromptResult res=_editor.Drag(this);
if (res.Status==PromptStatus.OK ||res.Status==PromptStatus.Keyword)
{
if (res.Status=PromptStatus.OK)
{
//Obtain geometric information changed by the jig dragging and update the target entity accordingly
break;
}
else
{
if (res.StringResult=="ROTATE")
{
dragMode="ROTATE"; //do not break the while() loop, so that draging resumes
}
}
}
else
break;
}
}
private override SamplerStatus Sampler(...)
{
if (dragMode=="DIST")
{
//use JigPromptPointOptions to acquire point. which provides a keyword "ROTATE"
}
if (dragMode=="ROTATE")
{
//use JigPromptAngleOptions to acquire a double value as angle, which provides a keyword "DIST"
}
}
....
}
You can also use Editor.GetKeyword to guide the work flow to different Editor.Drag() call, instea of providing keyword inside dragging process.
Hope this psedocode gives some ideas.
If you supply a list of keywords, why do you allow user to enter anything else other than the keywords (that is, you set UserInputControls.AcceptOtherInputString flag in the PromptPointOptions)?
Since you allow other input string, besides the keywords, after user enteres "aaaaa" and hit enter, the jig will termintes and return PromptResult with its Status=PromptStatus.Other. However, enter entered string value ("aaaaa") is not returned with PromptResult. If this is what you wanted (i.e. allow user enter whatever he/she likes), then you need to test PromptResult for the status of PromptStatus.Other.
But most likely, since you supplied keyword list, you only want user to either pick point, or enter a keyword, nothing else. So, you need to remove UserInputControls.AcceptOtherInputString. This way, if user enter non-kwyword string ("aaaa", for example) and hit enter, nothing happens. That is, the Jig draging stays and still waiting for a point or a keyword (or, of course, Esc for cancelling).
In that case, you need to use JigPromptDistanceOptions with keywords, which expects user to input a number, or keyword, instead of JigPromptPointOptions with keyword, which expectes user to pick a point or enter a keyword.
In your case, the distance can likely be obtained by picking a point, or enter a distance number, your keywords should have an option for user to pick point (when the jig is expecting distnace number), or an option to enter a number (when jig is expecting a point to be picked). Based on the keyword entered, you user either JigPromptPointOptions, or JigPromptDistanceOptions accordingly in conjunction with necessary keywords.
You cannot use Editor.GetString() because you r code is now inside the Jig,Sampler().
