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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING in prefssubstance

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

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

Resource File Code (prefssubstance.res)


LONG  PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING
{
ANIM  OFF;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_NONE; 
        PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_CIRCLE; 
        PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_SQUARE; 
        PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_ALIAS_1; 
        PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_ALIAS_2; 
        PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_ALIAS_3; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (prefssubstance.h)

#ifndef PREFSSUBSTANCE_H__
#define PREFSSUBSTANCE_H__
enum
{
  PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_NONE = 1,
    PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_CIRCLE = 2,
    PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_SQUARE = 3,
    PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_ALIAS_1 = 4,
    PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_ALIAS_2 = 5,
    PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_ALIAS_3 = 6,
};
#endif	// PREFSSUBSTANCE_H__

String File Code (prefssubstance.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING    "Sampling";
    PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_NONE    "None";
    PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_CIRCLE    "Circle";
    PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_SQUARE    "Square";
    PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_ALIAS_1    "Alias1";
    PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_ALIAS_2    "Alias2";
    PREFS_SUBSTANCE_ENGINE_SAMPLING_ALIAS_3    "Alias3";
}