Stroke.ExtendedProperties Property

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Stroke.ExtendedProperties Property

Gets the collection of application-defined data.

Definition

Visual Basic .NET Public ReadOnly Property ExtendedProperties As ExtendedProperties
C# public ExtendedProperties ExtendedProperties { get; }
Managed C++ public: __property ExtendedProperties* get_ExtendedProperties();

Property Value

Microsoft.Ink.ExtendedProperties. The collection of application-defined data.

This property is read-only. This property has no default value.

Remarks

Applications can use the ExtendedProperties property to access the custom data that is stored in the Stroke object. This custom data is automatically serialized with the object.

Examples

[C#]

This C# example stores a a timestamp for each Stroke object when the InkCollector object's Stroke event fires. For each stroke drawn on an InkCollector, theInkCollector, the example stores the timestamp in the Stroke object's ExtendedProperties property. When the user clicks a button, theButton, a list box, theListBox, is populated with a list of the timestamps of the strokes.

//...
using Microsoft.Ink;

namespace CS_StrokeEvent
{
    public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
    {
        private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox theListBox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button theButton;

        //...

        // Add the following after Main() in the generated code.

        InkCollector theInkCollector;
        // This GUID constant will be used for our strokes'
        // timestamp extended property.
        Guid theTimeGuid = new Guid(10, 11, 12, 10, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
         // Initialize the InkCollector with the form's
         // window handle, then enable it.
         theInkCollector = new InkCollector(Handle);
         theInkCollector.Enabled = true;
         // Add a handler for Stroke Events to record
         // an extended property with each one.
         theInkCollector.Stroke += new InkCollectorStrokeEventHandler(TheStrokeHandler);
        }

        public void TheStrokeHandler(object sender, InkCollectorStrokeEventArgs e)
        {
            // Write the current time into this stroke.
            // First get the time as a long.
            long theTime = DateTime.Now.ToFileTime();
            // Store the data under its own Guid key.
            e.Stroke.ExtendedProperties.Add(theTimeGuid, theTime);
        }

        private void PopulateList()
        {
            //Clear the list before repopulating it.
            theListBox.Items.Clear();
            // Query the InkCollector's Ink for its Strokes collection.
            Strokes theStrokes = theInkCollector.Ink.Strokes;
            foreach (Stroke theStroke in theStrokes)
            {
                // Test for the timestamp property on this stroke.
                if (theStroke.ExtendedProperties.DoesPropertyExist(theTimeGuid))
                {
                    // Get the raw data out of this stroke's extended
                    // properties list, using the previously defined
                    // Guid as a key to the required extended property.
                    long theLong = (long)theStroke.ExtendedProperties[theTimeGuid].Data;
                    // Then turn it (as a FileTime) into a time string.
                    string theTime = DateTime.FromFileTime(theLong).ToString();
                    // Add the string to the list box.
                    theListBox.Items.Add(theTime);
                }
            }
        }

        private void theButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            PopulateList();
        }

        // Event handler for the form's closed event
        private void Form1_Closed(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            theInkCollector.Dispose();
            theInkCollector = null;
        }
    }
}

[Visual Basic .NET]

This Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET example stores a a timestamp for each Stroke object when the InkCollector object's Stroke event fires. For each stroke drawn on an InkCollector, theInkCollector, the example stores the timestamp in the Stroke object's ExtendedProperties property. When the user clicks a button, theButton, a list box, theListBox, is populated with a list of the timestamps of the strokes.

Imports Microsoft.Ink
Public Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "
'... This section is generated automatically.
#End Region

    Private theInkCollector As InkCollector
    ' This GUID constant will be used for the strokes'
    ' timestamp extended property.
    Public theTimeGuid As Guid = _
        New Guid(10, 11, 12, 10, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
    ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        'Add our InkCollector initialization and Stroke event handler.
        theInkCollector = New InkCollector(Handle)
        theInkCollector.Enabled = True
        AddHandler theInkCollector.Stroke, AddressOf theStrokeHandler
    End Sub

    Public Sub theStrokeHandler( _
    ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As InkCollectorStrokeEventArgs)
        ' Write the current time into this stroke.
        ' First, get the current time as a Long FileTime.
        Dim theTime As Long = DateTime.Now.ToFileTime()
        ' Then store this value using its own Guid
        ' as a unique retrieval key.
        e.Stroke.ExtendedProperties.Add(theTimeGuid, theTime)
    End Sub

    Public Sub PopulateList()
        ' Clear the list before repopulating it.
        theListBox.Items.Clear()
        ' Query the InkCollector's Ink for its Strokes collection.
        Dim theStrokes As Strokes = theInkCollector.Ink.Strokes
        Dim theStroke As Stroke
        For Each theStroke In theStrokes
            ' If the timestamp property exists in this stroke:
            If _
            theStroke.ExtendedProperties.DoesPropertyExist(theTimeGuid) _
            Then
                Dim theLong As Long
                Dim theTime As String
                ' Get the raw data out of this stroke's extended
                ' properties list, using the previously defined
                ' Guid as a key to the required extended property.
                theLong = theStroke.ExtendedProperties(theTimeGuid).Data
                ' Then turn that Long (as a FileTime) into a string.
                theTime = DateTime.FromFileTime(theLong).ToString()
                theListBox.Items.Add(theTime)
            End If
        Next
    End Sub

    Private Sub theButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
    ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles theButton.Click
        PopulateList()
    End Sub

    'Event handler for the form's closed event
    Private Sub Form1_Closed(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Closed
        theInkCollector.Dispose()
        Set theInkCollector = Nothing
    End Sub
End Class

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