How to get user input words in NestedEntityOptions

[swaywood]

Hi,

I know PromptSelectionOptions class has UnknownInput Event.

But I want to get user input words in PromptNestedEntityOptions.

Thanks

swaywood

[ActivistInvestor]

Why don't you use keywords ?

var options = new PromptNestedEntityOptions("\nPick nested entity");
options.Keywords.Add("First");
options.Keywords.Add("Second");

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@swaywood wrote:

Hi,

I know PromptSelectionOptions class has UnknownInput Event.

But I want to get user input words in PromptNestedEntityOptions.

Thanks

swaywood

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[swaywood]

@ActivistInvestor

I want to let the user get a nested text or user enter a text.

Keywords need one more step.

Just like getdist, user can get a dist by pick 2 pts, or user enter a value.

In my case is getting a dbtext.textstring in stead of getdist.

Maybe the api does not contain this.

[ActivistInvestor · Accepted solution]

GetEntity and GetNestedEntity don't support arbitrary input.

You can use GetSelection() to select a single nested entity like so:

   public static void PickNestedExample()
   {
      Document doc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
      Editor ed = doc.Editor;

      PromptSelectionOptions pso = new PromptSelectionOptions();
      pso.SingleOnly = true;
      pso.SinglePickInSpace = true;
      pso.AllowSubSelections = true;
      pso.PrepareOptionalDetails = true;

      PromptSelectionResult result = ed.GetSelection(pso);

      if(result.Status == PromptStatus.OK)
      {
         ObjectId id = result.Value[0].ObjectId;
         ed.WriteMessage($"\nSelected: {id.ObjectClass.Name}[0x{id.Handle.Value:X}]");
      }
   }

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@swaywood wrote:

@ActivistInvestor

I want to let the user get a nested text or user enter a text.

Keywords need one more step.

Just like getdist, user can get a dist by pick 2 pts, or user enter a value.

In my case is getting a dbtext.textstring in stead of getdist.

Maybe the api does not contain this.

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