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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id HAIR_TOOL_ADDROOT_PEN in ToolHairAddRoot

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

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

Resource File Code (ToolHairAddRoot.res)


LONG  HAIR_TOOL_ADDROOT_PEN
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         HAIR_TOOL_ADDROOT_PEN_NONE; 
        HAIR_TOOL_ADDROOT_PEN_RADIUS; 
        HAIR_TOOL_ADDROOT_PEN_LENGTH; 
        HAIR_TOOL_ADDROOT_PEN_COUNT; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (ToolHairAddRoot.h)

#ifndef TOOLHAIRADDROOT_H__
#define TOOLHAIRADDROOT_H__
enum
{
  HAIR_TOOL_ADDROOT_PEN = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    HAIR_TOOL_ADDROOT_PEN_NONE = 1,
    HAIR_TOOL_ADDROOT_PEN_RADIUS = 2,
    HAIR_TOOL_ADDROOT_PEN_LENGTH = 3,
    HAIR_TOOL_ADDROOT_PEN_COUNT = 4,
};
#endif	// TOOLHAIRADDROOT_H__

String File Code (ToolHairAddRoot.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  HAIR_TOOL_ADDROOT_PEN    "Pressure";
    HAIR_TOOL_ADDROOT_PEN_NONE    "None";
    HAIR_TOOL_ADDROOT_PEN_RADIUS    "Radius";
    HAIR_TOOL_ADDROOT_PEN_LENGTH    "Length";
    HAIR_TOOL_ADDROOT_PEN_COUNT    "Count";
}