abeLayerFromFigSet

abeLayerFromFigSet(
t_figSet 
[ ?outLayer o_abeOutputLayer ] 
)
=> o_abeLayer / nil

Description

Adds the shapes from a FigSet to an existing ABE layer or a new ABE layer.

Arguments

t_figSet	Name of the FigSet.
?outLayer o_abeOutputLayer
	ID of the ABE layer to which the shapes from the FigSet will be added. If this argument is not included, a new ABE layer is created.

Values Returned

o_abeLayer	ID of the new or existing ABE layer to which the FigSet shapes were added.
nil	The function was not successful because ABE is not initialized or there was an argument error.

Examples

Creates ABE layer af1 that contains shapes from the figset1 FigSet.

cv = geGetEditCellView()
f1 = txCreateFigSet( cv "figset1" )
txAppendObjectToFigSet( f1 dbCreateRect( cv '(0 "drawing") '((0 0) (5 7)) ) )
af1 = abeLayerFromFigSet( "figset1" )

Related Topics

abeLayerFromShapes

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