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PickerPickPoints Method (StringList, PointList, ViewBase)

Requests picks of points from the user. The sequence is terminated by the middle button pick.

Namespace: Tekla.Structures.Drawing.UI
Assembly: Tekla.Structures.Drawing (in Tekla.Structures.Drawing.dll) Version: 2023.0.1

Syntax

public void PickPoints(
	StringList prompts,
	out PointList pickedPoints,
	out ViewBase pickedView
)

Public Sub PickPoints ( 
	prompts As StringList,
	<OutAttribute> ByRef pickedPoints As PointList,
	<OutAttribute> ByRef pickedView As ViewBase
)

prompts: Type: Tekla.Structures.DrawingStringList
The prompts shown in the status bar before the picks. See the class remarks for more information about prompts.
pickedPoints: Type: Tekla.Structures.DrawingPointList
The picked points in the view coordinates.
pickedView: Type: Tekla.Structures.DrawingViewBase
The view in which the pick occurred.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidPluginPickerInputException	Thrown when the picker is being used through a plug-in which has invalid PluginPickerInputs defined.
PickerInterruptedException	Thrown when the user interrupts the picker before anything has been picked.

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