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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id PREF_MM_NODE_PREVIEW_SIZE in Prefsmaterial

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

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

Resource File Code (Prefsmaterial.res)


LONG  PREF_MM_NODE_PREVIEW_SIZE
{
ANIM  OFF;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         PREF_MM_NODE_PREVIEW_SIZE_SMALL; 
        PREF_MM_NODE_PREVIEW_SIZE_MED; 
        PREF_MM_NODE_PREVIEW_SIZE_LARGE; 
        PREF_MM_NODE_PREVIEW_SIZE_HUGE; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Prefsmaterial.h)

#ifndef PREFSMATERIAL_H__
#define PREFSMATERIAL_H__
enum
{
  PREF_MM_NODE_PREVIEW_SIZE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    PREF_MM_NODE_PREVIEW_SIZE_SMALL = 1,
    PREF_MM_NODE_PREVIEW_SIZE_MED = 2,
    PREF_MM_NODE_PREVIEW_SIZE_LARGE = 3,
    PREF_MM_NODE_PREVIEW_SIZE_HUGE = 4,
};
#endif	// PREFSMATERIAL_H__

String File Code (Prefsmaterial.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  PREF_MM_NODE_PREVIEW_SIZE    "NodePreviewSize";
    PREF_MM_NODE_PREVIEW_SIZE_SMALL    "Small";
    PREF_MM_NODE_PREVIEW_SIZE_MED    "Medium";
    PREF_MM_NODE_PREVIEW_SIZE_LARGE    "Large";
    PREF_MM_NODE_PREVIEW_SIZE_HUGE    "Huge";
}