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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_MIRROR_ORIGIN in Tcaconstraint

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

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

Resource File Code (Tcaconstraint.res)


LONG  ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_MIRROR_ORIGIN
{
HIDDEN  ;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_MIRROR_ORIGIN_WORLD; 
        ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_MIRROR_ORIGIN_ROOT; 
        ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_MIRROR_ORIGIN_PARENT; 
        ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_MIRROR_ORIGIN_OBJECT; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Tcaconstraint.h)

#ifndef TCACONSTRAINT_H__
#define TCACONSTRAINT_H__
enum
{
  ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_MIRROR_ORIGIN = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_MIRROR_ORIGIN_WORLD = 1,
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_MIRROR_ORIGIN_ROOT = 2,
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_MIRROR_ORIGIN_PARENT = 3,
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_MIRROR_ORIGIN_OBJECT = 4,
};
#endif	// TCACONSTRAINT_H__

String File Code (Tcaconstraint.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_MIRROR_ORIGIN    "Origin";
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_MIRROR_ORIGIN_WORLD    "World";
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_MIRROR_ORIGIN_ROOT    "Root";
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_MIRROR_ORIGIN_PARENT    "Parent";
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_MIRROR_ORIGIN_OBJECT    "Object";
}