IEngineSketchOperation Interface

Provides access to members that control undo/redo capabilities for edit sketch modifications.

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Description

This interface is new at ArcGIS 9.3.

Use sketch operations to provide undo and redo capabilities when making modifications to the engine edit sketch. For example, if you wanted to insert a new point in the middle of the edit sketch, create a sketch operation so the edit can be undone. IEngineSketchOperation derives from IOperation giving these additional methods: CanRedo, CanUndo, Do, Redo, Undo. When undoing a sketch operation use either the IEngineSketchOperation::Undo method or the IOperationStack::Undo method available from the IToolbarControl::OperationStack property. Do not mix these 2 approaches.

Engine sketch operations are very similar to engine edit operations. First, call the Start method to flag the beginning of the sketch operation. Use the MenuString property to give the operation a name. Perform the edits. Call Finish to complete the sketch operation.

The Finish method allows tools to give more information about what they modified; typically, the edited sketch point is passed back to clients listening to engine editor events (IEngineEditEvents). For example, if a point is deleted from an edit sketch and IEngineSketchOperation::Finish is used to complete the operation, the deleted point is passed to the clients responding to IEngineEditEvents::OnVertexDeleted.

Members

	Name	Description
	CanRedo	Indicates if the operation can be redone.
	CanUndo	Indicates if the operation can be undone.
	Do	Performs the operation.
	Finish	Finishes the sketch operation and puts it into the operation stack. Call this after the sketch has been modified.
	MenuString	The menu string.
	Redo	Redoes the operation.
	SetMenuString	Sets the text that appears in the undo menu choice.
	Start	Starts the sketch operation and caches the existing sketch. Call this before modifying the sketch.
	Undo	Undoes the operation.

Inherited Interfaces

CoClasses that implement IEngineSketchOperation

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