Calls to SelectElement/SelectElements/SelectAllElements methods of IGraphicsContainerSelect Interface do not show up on pagelayout control in an ArcEngine Application.
Last Published: August 25, 2014No Product Found
Bug ID Number
NIM004298
Submitted
September 21, 2006
Last Modified
June 5, 2024
Applies to
No Product Found
Version found
9.2 Pre
Status
Will Not Be Addressed
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Additional Information
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Workaround
//*************** WORK AROUND 1 /* If the operation is performed on Mousedown event of pagelayout control then, activating Select Tool on MouseDown makes it work.Add the following code before calling selectelements method.This workaround to be used only if the operation is done directly on Pagelayout control i.e element is selected on mouse down on pagelayout Control. If you have any custom tool to do the job, work around 1 will not work. Use Workaround 2.ICommand command = new ControlsSelectToolClass();command.OnCreate(axLayout.Object);if (command.Enabled == true){axLayout.CurrentTool= (ITool) command; }*////********* Workaround1 ends hereWORK AROUND 2 : This workaround works in all cases,if operation is a done on mouse down of custom tool or on mousedown of pagelayout control.Add following code after making a call to selectElements method.USE Selection tracker to select each elememt in graphic container selection. ISelectionTracker pSelTrack; IDisplay pDisp;pDisp= pActiveView.ScreenDisplay;IElement oElem;enumElement.Reset(); oElem=enumElement.Next();while (oElem !=null){ pSelTrack =oElem.SelectionTracker;pDisp.StartDrawing(pDisp.hDC,0); pSelTrack.Draw(pDisp,pDisp.hDC,esriTrackerStyle.esriTrackerDominant);pDisp.FinishDrawing();oElem=enumElement.Next();} ///********* Workaround2 ends here