IWxWorkspace.CreateBoxArrow

Syntax

CreateBoxArrow: IWxBoxArrow;

Description

The CreateBoxArrow method creates an arrow callout.

Example

Executing the example requires that repository contains a workspace with the WSP identifier.

Add links to the Andy, Drawing, Metabase system assemblies.

Sub UserProc;
Var
    mb: IMetabase;
    ws: IWxWorkspace;
    BArrow: IWxBoxArrow;
    Style: IWxStyle;
Begin
    // Get workspace for editing
    mb := MetabaseClass.Active;
    ws := mb.ItemById("WSP").Edit As IWxWorkspace;
    BArrow := ws.CreateBoxArrow;
    BArrow.Id := "BoxArrow1";
    BArrow.ArrowHeightOffset := 3;
    BArrow.ArrowWidthOffset := 25;
    BArrow.Angle := 40;
    Style := ws.CreateStyle;
    Style.BackgroundBrushForeColor := GxColor.FromName("Red");
    Style.ShadowBrushForeColor := New GxColor.CreateRGB(0, 129, 255);
    Style.ShadowBrushBackColor := New GxColor.CreateRGB(255, 87, 192);
    Style.ShadowBrushPattern := GxBrushPattern.Diagonals;
    BArrow.Style := Style;
    (ws As IMetabaseObject).Save;
End Sub UserProc;

After executing the example an arrow callout is created in a workspace, and a specific formatting style is created for this callout.

See also:

IWxWorkspace