geSelectPoint

geSelectPoint( 
[ w_windowId ] 
[ l_point ] 
)
=> t / nil 

Description

Uses the given point to select the object. If there is no object at that location, no object is selected and nil is returned.

It is recommended that geAddSelectPoint be used in place of this function.

Arguments

w_windowId	Window ID of the window to use. If not specified, the current window is used.
l_point	The location of the point to select. If not specified, the user will be prompted to specify one by clicking in the design window.

Value Returned

t	The point is used to select the object.
nil	The point is not used to select the object.

Examples

Selects the object at 70x 70y in the current window.

geSelectPoint( hiGetCurrentWindow() list(70 70) )

Interactive Function

geSelectPoint( 
[ w_windowId ] 
) 
=> t / nil 

Enter this function with only the window ID argument. The system prompts you to point to the object to add to the selection and returns t. If w_windowId is not specified, the current window is used.

Related Topics

Selection Functions

geAddSelectPoint

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