VPE Object > VpeGetObjKind

By using this function, you can identify the type of an object.

long VpeGetObjKind(

VpeHandle hObject

)

VpeHandle hObject

VPE Object Handle

Returns:

Possible return codes are:

Constant Name	Value	Comment
VOBJID_NULL	16	not identified (should not occur)
VOBJID_LINE	17
VOBJID_POLYLINE	18
VOBJID_FRAME	19
VOBJID_TEXT	20
VOBJID_PICTURE	21
VOBJID_BARCODE	22
VOBJID_ELLIPSE	23
VOBJID_PIE	24
VOBJID_POLYGON	25
VOBJID_RTF	26
VOBJID_CHART	27
VOBJID_UDO	28
VOBJID_FORMFIELD	29
VOBJID_RESERVED	30	does not occur
VOBJID_DOCDATA	31	VPE document handle
VOBJID_CTRL_FORMFIELD	32
VOBJID_CTRL_CHECKBOX	33
VOBJID_CTRL_RADIOBUTTON	34
VOBJID_CTRL_RADIOBUTTONGROUP	35
VOBJID_RESERVED2	36	does not occur
VOBJID_RESERVED3	37	does not occur
VOBJID_DATA_MATRIX	38
VOBJID_MAXI_CODE	39
VOBJID_PDF417	40
VOBJID_AZTEC	41
VOBJID_QRCODE	42

Example:

// Returns the type name of a given VPE Object-ID:

char *GetObjectKindName(VpeHandle hObj)

{

switch(VpeGetObjKind(hObj))

{

case VOBJID_LINE: return "Line";

case VOBJID_POLYLINE: return "Polyline";

case VOBJID_FRAME: return "Frame";

case VOBJID_TEXT: return "Text";

case VOBJID_PICTURE: return "Picture";

case VOBJID_BARCODE: return "Barcode";

case VOBJID_ELLIPSE: return "Ellipse";

case VOBJID_PIE: return "Pie";

case VOBJID_POLYGON: return "Polygon";

case VOBJID_RTF: return "RTF";

case VOBJID_CHART: return "Chart";

case VOBJID_UDO: return "UDO";

case VOBJID_FORMFIELD: return "FormField";

case VOBJID_DOCDATA: return "Document Data";

case VOBJID_CTRL_FORMFIELD: return "FormField Control";

case VOBJID_CTRL_CHECKBOX: return "Checkbox Control";

case VOBJID_CTRL_RADIOBUTTON: return "RadioButton Control";

case VOBJID_CTRL_RADIOBUTTONGROUP: return "RadioButton Group Control";

case VOBJID_DATA_MATRIX: return "DataMatrix 2D-Barcode";

case VOBJID_MAXI_CODE: return "MaxiCode 2D-Barcode";

case VOBJID_PDF417: return "PDF417 2D-Barcode";

case VOBJID_AZTEC: return "Aztec 2D-Barcode";

case VOBJID_QRCODE: return "QRCode 2D-Barcode";

}

return "NULL";

}