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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id GV_BOOL_FUNCTION_ID in GVbool

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

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

Resource File Code (GVbool.res)


LONG  GV_BOOL_FUNCTION_ID
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         GV_AND_NODE_FUNCTION; 
        GV_OR_NODE_FUNCTION; 
        GV_XOR_NODE_FUNCTION; 
        GV_NAND_NODE_FUNCTION; 
        GV_NOR_NODE_FUNCTION; 
        GV_NXOR_NODE_FUNCTION; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (GVbool.h)

#ifndef GVBOOL_H__
#define GVBOOL_H__
enum
{
  GV_BOOL_FUNCTION_ID = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    GV_AND_NODE_FUNCTION = 1,
    GV_OR_NODE_FUNCTION = 2,
    GV_XOR_NODE_FUNCTION = 3,
    GV_NAND_NODE_FUNCTION = 4,
    GV_NOR_NODE_FUNCTION = 5,
    GV_NXOR_NODE_FUNCTION = 6,
};
#endif	// GVBOOL_H__

String File Code (GVbool.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  GV_BOOL_FUNCTION_ID    "Function";
    GV_AND_NODE_FUNCTION    "AND";
    GV_OR_NODE_FUNCTION    "OR";
    GV_XOR_NODE_FUNCTION    "XOR";
    GV_NAND_NODE_FUNCTION    "NAND";
    GV_NOR_NODE_FUNCTION    "NOR";
    GV_NXOR_NODE_FUNCTION    "NXOR";
}