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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_SURFACE_BASE in Tcawcycle

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

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

Resource File Code (Tcawcycle.res)


LONG  ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_SURFACE_BASE
{
SCALE_H  ;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_SURFACE_BASE_POINT; 
        ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_SURFACE_BASE_RECT; 
        ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_SURFACE_BASE_OBJECT; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Tcawcycle.h)

#ifndef TCAWCYCLE_H__
#define TCAWCYCLE_H__
enum
{
  ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_SURFACE_BASE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_SURFACE_BASE_POINT = 1,
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_SURFACE_BASE_RECT = 2,
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_SURFACE_BASE_OBJECT = 3,
};
#endif	// TCAWCYCLE_H__

String File Code (Tcawcycle.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_SURFACE_BASE    "Base";
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_SURFACE_BASE_POINT    "Point";
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_SURFACE_BASE_RECT    "Rect";
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_SURFACE_BASE_OBJECT    "Object";
}