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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id ID_CA_CLUSTER_OBJECT_MATRIX in Ocacluster

Note that this is not the actual code from the Ocacluster file.

This code is just an example to show you how to add a similar control to your own description.

Resource File Code (Ocacluster.res)


LONG  ID_CA_CLUSTER_OBJECT_MATRIX
{
SCALE_H  ;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         ID_CA_CLUSTER_OBJECT_MATRIX_OBJECT; 
        ID_CA_CLUSTER_OBJECT_MATRIX_POINT_CENTER; 
        ID_CA_CLUSTER_OBJECT_MATRIX_POINT_ALIGN; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Ocacluster.h)

#ifndef OCACLUSTER_H__
#define OCACLUSTER_H__
enum
{
  ID_CA_CLUSTER_OBJECT_MATRIX = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ID_CA_CLUSTER_OBJECT_MATRIX_OBJECT = 1,
    ID_CA_CLUSTER_OBJECT_MATRIX_POINT_CENTER = 2,
    ID_CA_CLUSTER_OBJECT_MATRIX_POINT_ALIGN = 3,
};
#endif	// OCACLUSTER_H__

String File Code (Ocacluster.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ID_CA_CLUSTER_OBJECT_MATRIX    "Matrix";
    ID_CA_CLUSTER_OBJECT_MATRIX_OBJECT    "Object";
    ID_CA_CLUSTER_OBJECT_MATRIX_POINT_CENTER    "PointCenter";
    ID_CA_CLUSTER_OBJECT_MATRIX_POINT_ALIGN    "PointAlign";
}