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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY in Ohair

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

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

Resource File Code (Ohair.res)


LONG  HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY_SINGLE; 
        HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY_REPEAT; 
        HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY_REPEAT_REVERSE; 
        HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY_CYCLE; 
        HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY_RANDOM; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Ohair.h)

#ifndef OHAIR_H__
#define OHAIR_H__
enum
{
  HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY_SINGLE = 1,
    HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY_REPEAT = 2,
    HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY_REPEAT_REVERSE = 3,
    HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY_CYCLE = 4,
    HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY_RANDOM = 5,
};
#endif	// OHAIR_H__

String File Code (Ohair.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY    "Hierarchy";
    HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY_SINGLE    "First";
    HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY_REPEAT    "Forward";
    HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY_REPEAT_REVERSE    "Reverse";
    HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY_CYCLE    "Cycle";
    HAIRSTYLE_INSTANCE_HIERARCHY_RANDOM    "Random";
}