[v8i MDL] Setting string of a text element descriptor

Unknown said:

What is the simplest way to set string of a text element descriptor?

1. Read the text element descriptor
2. Create a new text element
   1. Use the element in the descriptor as a template
   2. Supply a new text string to the mdlText_create function

3. Create a new descriptor from your text element using mdlElmdscr_new()

To answer your question a different way, there is no 'replace string' function.  The MicroStation idiom when editing an element is 'read-copy-modify-replace'.

Unknown said:

What is the simplest way to set string of a text element descriptor?

1. Read the text element descriptor
2. Create a new text element
   1. Use the element in the descriptor as a template
   2. Supply a new text string to the mdlText_create function

3. Create a new descriptor from your text element using mdlElmdscr_new()

To answer your question a different way, there is no 'replace string' function.  The MicroStation idiom when editing an element is 'read-copy-modify-replace'.

Unknown said:

1. Read the text element descriptor
2. Create a new text element
   1. Use the element in the descriptor as a template
   2. Supply a new text string to the mdlText_create function

3. Create a new descriptor from your text element using mdlElmdscr_new()

To answer your question a different way, there is no 'replace string' function.  The MicroStation idiom when editing an element is 'read-copy-modify-replace'.

Thank you so much Jon. I am doing the same at the moment and it seems there is no other practical way.