GetBoundingBox Method (Text)

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Placement bounding box. Bounding box is a rectangle which contain this placement. It can be also used to determine placement size.

Syntax

C#
C++/CLI

public override PointD[] GetBoundingBox()

public:
array<PointD>^ GetBoundingBox(); override

Return Value

Two points are always returned. First one is a lower-left corner and second is upper-right corner of bounding box.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
Eplan.EplApi.Base.BaseException	Thrown when something went wrong in internal function.
System.InvalidOperationException	Thrown when bounding box cannot be calculated.

Remarks

In order to use function GetBoundingBox property Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.Placement.Page can't be null. For classes DimensionItem, DimensionCircle and PlaceHolder this method will throw an exception InvalidOperationException. If GetBoundingBox is called on Text which length is zero an exception InvalidOperationException is thrown. Exception is also thrown for objects of type Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.Function when property Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.Function.Enums.Category is set to Shielding.

Reference

Text Class
Text Members

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