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GetControlVariableList Method (IEdmCardControl7)
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EPDM.Interop.epdm Namespace > IEdmCardControl7 Interface : GetControlVariableList Method (IEdmCardControl7)


lDocumentID
ID of the file
ppVariableItemsList
Array of list values; empty if the card control is not associated with a list (see Remarks)
Gets the list values associated with this drop-down list card control.

Syntax

Visual Basic 
Function GetControlVariableList( _
   ByVal lDocumentID As System.Integer, _
   ByRef ppVariableItemsList() As System.String _
) As System.Boolean
C# 
System.bool GetControlVariableList( 
   System.int lDocumentID,
   out System.string[] ppVariableItemsList
)
C++/CLI 
System.bool GetControlVariableList( 
&   System.int lDocumentID,
&   [Out] System.array<String^>^ ppVariableItemsList
)

Parameters

lDocumentID
ID of the file
ppVariableItemsList
Array of list values; empty if the card control is not associated with a list (see Remarks)

Return Value

True if retrieving the list is successful, false if not

Example

See the IEdmCardControl7 examples.

Remarks

This method is valid only if IEdmCardControl5::ControlType is set to EdmCardControlType:

  • EdmCtrl_ComboboxDropdown
  • EdmCtrl_ComboboxDroplist
  • EdmCtrl_ComboboxSimple
  • EdmCtrl_Listbox

This method supports the following items that appear in the Admin tool > Card Editor when you double-click on a droplist, dropdown, or listbox card control:

  • Free text
  • Controlled by variable
  • Special value > User list or Group list

This method does not support add-in lists.

 

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Availability

SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional 2018