PickObjects() string argument as a "tooltip" balloon

sroswurm4GJQU — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 19:39:34 GMT

Anyone who has used the PickObjects() method to get multiple element selections from a user is probably familiar with the optional overload to write a string to the Revit status bar (https://www.revitapidocs.com/2020/ee21d076-057b-f334-70a6-e0dab1d2ac4e.htm )

public IList<Reference> PickObjects( ObjectType objectType, string statusPrompt )

When you provide a string in this method, it gets written to the Revit status bar in the lower left of the main Revit window, as expected.

However I also notice that on only the first use in a given Revit session, the string also appears in a balloon next to the cursor while awaiting user selection:

I'm actually a big fan of this behavior, because it helps give the user instructions directly in the view without having to rely purely on the status bar. I'd love to take advantage of it, but it doesn't seem to be stable. After one use of the method in a given session, the string populates only in the status bar for subsequent uses.

I'd love to hear from Autodesk or from anyone else who has worked extensively with this method.

Is the "tooltip" balloon on the cursor an intended behavior? If so, is there anything we can do to make it work reliably/consistently when repeatedly triggering PickObjects() actions?

Re: PickObjects() string argument as a "tooltip" balloon

jeremy_tammik — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 11:42:34 GMT

Cool observation, very valid question. Looks strange and not completely intentional to me. I asked the development team for you.

Re: PickObjects() string argument as a "tooltip" balloon

sroswurm4GJQU — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 19:55:17 GMT

Thanks, Jeremy!

I'll look forward to hearing what you find out.

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