VS:GetSymLoc
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Description
Procedure GetSymLoc returns the insertion point of the referenced symbol or plug-in object.
PROCEDURE GetSymLoc(
symHd :HANDLE;
VAR pX,pY :REAL);
def vs.GetSymLoc(symHd): return p
Parameters
symHd HANDLE Handle to placed symbol. p REAL Returns insertion point of symbol
Remarks
You can use this function to retrieve the position of a PlugIn Object, from within the PlugIn Object itself. However, it will only display its position relative to the internal origin.
Gerard Jonkers, 2007/01/08: See also my Absolute_Origin article about origins on the VectorLab.
Example
Example, code for the PIO:
Procedure HereAmI; VAR hParm, hParmRecord, hWall : HANDLE; PIOName, txtStr: STRING; x, y : REAL; BEGIN IF GetCustomObjectInfo(PIOName, hParm, hParmRecord, hWall) THEN BEGIN GetSymLoc(hParm, x, y); txtStr:= Concat(x, ' / ', y); Locus(0, 0); TextOrigin(0, 0); BeginText; txtStr EndText; END; END; Run (HereAmI);
Python
def HereAmI(): hasObj, PIOName, hParm, hParmRecord, hWall = vs.GetCustomObjectInfo() if hasObj: ptXY = vs.GetSymLoc(hParm) txtStr = vs.Concat(ptXY[0], ' / ', ptXY[1]) vs.Locus(0, 0) vs.TextOrigin(0, 0) vs.BeginText() txtStr vs.EndText() HereAmI()
Version
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