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DesignObject.Type Property

ClosedDescription

Returns the type of an object. Applies to barcode, box, ellipse, line, picture, RFID, rich text, and text objects. Read-only.

ClosedSyntax

DesignObject.Type

ClosedRequirements

Version

BarTender 9.3 or higher

Edition

Automation, Enterprise Automation

ClosedRemarks

The property can return any of the following BtObjectType constants:

ClosedVB.NET Example

'Declare a BarTender application variable

Dim btApp As BarTender.Application

'Declare a BarTender document variable

Dim btFormat As New BarTender.Format

'Declare a BarTender design object variable

Dim btObject As BarTender.DesignObject

'Create a new instance of BarTender

btApp = New BarTender.Application

'Set the BarTender application visible

btApp.Visible = True

'Open a BarTender document

btFormat = btApp.Formats.Open("c:\Format1.btw", False, "")

'Set the object variable

btObject = btFormat.Objects.Item(1)

'Display the type of object

MessageBox.Show(btObject.Type.ToString)

'End the BarTender process

btApp.Quit(BarTender.BtSaveOptions.btDoNotSaveChanges)

ClosedC# Example

// Declare a BarTender application variable

BarTender.Application btApp;

// Declare a BarTender document variable

BarTender.Format btFormat;

// Declare a BarTender design object variable

BarTender.DesignObject btObject;

// Declare an object variable

System.Object obj;

// Create a new instance of BarTender

btApp = new BarTender.Application();

// Set the BarTender application visible

btApp.Visible = true;

// Open a BarTender document

btFormat = btApp.Formats.Open("c:\\Format1.btw", false, "");

// Declare an index variable and set to the index value

int index = 1;

// Set the object variable to the value of the index variable

obj = index;

// Set the object variable

btObject = btFormat.Objects.Item(ref obj);

// Display the type of object

MessageBox.Show(btObject.Type.ToString());

// End the BarTender process

btApp.Quit(BarTender.BtSaveOptions.btDoNotSaveChanges);