Open Text Editor for Single Line Text(DBText)

[Anonymous]

I have a plugin that selects only DBText using a filter. I want to open the text editor when I select the DBText.

 Dim acent As DBText = acTrans.GetObject(acSSObj.ObjectId, OpenMode.ForWrite)

I want to call the Text Editor in this DB Text.

What command do I use to open the text editor for the DBText?

Thanks in advance!

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ed.Command("_.TEXTEDIT", acSSObj.ObjectId)

where ed is a reference to the document editor object.

[Anonymous]

I already tried that but it doesn't work.

Thank you for your effort, I have found the solution.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

I have answered my own question, as usual! Haha

Dim acent As DBText = acTrans.GetObject(acSSObj.ObjectId, OpenMode.ForWrite)
Dim ids As ObjectId() = New ObjectId(-1) {}
InplaceTextEditor.Invoke(acent, ids)

That command invokes the InPlaceText Editor on the Object you call.

Any Kudos? Hehe

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One Kudo for sharing with the community

[Anonymous]

Thanks man!

[Anonymous]

Can someone please explain this line of code

Dim ids as ObjectId() = New ObjectId(-1) {}

It's to do with the InplaceTextEditor.Invoke command.

Thanks in advanced

Steven Houghton

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Hi,

This is an empty ObjectId array which is required as reference parameter by InPlaceEditor.Invoke() method.

C# signature:

public static void Invoke(DBText text, ref ObjectId[] appendedEntities);

VB signature:

Public Shared Sub Invoke(text As DBText, ByRef appendedEntities As ObjectId())

[Anonymous]

I understand the Objectid() variable, but  what I'm interested in the ObjectId(-1) {}, this must select the last,  current or previous item?

Thanks

Steven Houghton

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This is one of the different ways to create an empty array with VB.