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GetSymLoc

Description

Procedure GetSymLoc returns the insertion point of the referenced symbol or plug-in object.

PROCEDURE GetSymLoc(
				symHd     : HANDLE;
				VAR pX,pY : REAL);
def vs.GetSymLoc(symHd):
    return p

Parameters

Name Type Description
symHd HANDLE Handle to placed symbol.
p REAL Returns insertion point of symbol

Remarks

You can use this function to retrieve the position of a PlugIn Object, from within the PlugIn Object itself. However, it will only display its position relative to the internal origin. Gerard Jonkers, 2007/01/08: See also my [http://www.vectorlab.info/index.php?title=Absolute_Origin Absolute_Origin] article about origins on the VectorLab.

Examples

Example, code for the PIO:

Procedure HereAmI;
VAR
hParm, hParmRecord, hWall : HANDLE;
PIOName, txtStr: STRING;
x, y : REAL;
BEGIN
IF GetCustomObjectInfo(PIOName, hParm, hParmRecord, hWall) THEN
BEGIN
GetSymLoc(hParm, x, y);
txtStr:= Concat(x, ' / ', y);
Locus(0, 0);
TextOrigin(0, 0);
BeginText;
txtStr
EndText;
END;
END;
Run (HereAmI);

Python

def HereAmI():
	hasObj, PIOName, hParm, hParmRecord, hWall = vs.GetCustomObjectInfo()
	if hasObj:
		ptXY = vs.GetSymLoc(hParm)
		txtStr = vs.Concat(ptXY[0], ' / ', ptXY[1])
		vs.Locus(0, 0)
		vs.TextOrigin(0, 0)
		vs.BeginText()
		txtStr
		vs.EndText()
HereAmI()

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