Methods > Graphic items management > GraphicItemBuddyPictureParamsSetEx method

Remarks

Modifies one of the settings for the buddy picture of the given graphic item. Value of single settings can be obtained through the GraphicItemBuddyPictureParamsGetEx method.

This method is an alternative to the GraphicItemBuddyPictureParamsSet method and is provided with the purpose of allowing single settings modifications when dealing with languages like JavaScript where data structures are not easy to implement.

Syntax

[Visual Basic]

control.GraphicItemBuddyPictureParamsSetEx (

nUniqueId as Integer,

nParam as short,

strValue as String

) as enumWanErrorCodes

[C++]

short control.GraphicItemBuddyPictureParamsSetEx (

short nUniqueId,

short nParam,

LPCTSTR strValue

);

Parameter

Description

nUniqueId

Unique identification number assigned to the graphic item.

The unique identification number of a graphic item is generated using one of the following methods:

•	GraphicItemHorizontalLineAdd for horizontal lines

•	GraphicItemVerticalLineAdd for vertical lines

•	GraphicItemWaveRangeAdd for wave ranges

nParam

Numeric identifier of the requested parameter.

Supported values are the following:

Value	Meaning
0	colorTransp member of the WANALYZER_BUDDY_PICTURE data structure
1	nTranspFactor member of the WANALYZER_BUDDY_PICTURE data structure
2	nAlignment member of the WANALYZER_BUDDY_PICTURE data structure
3	nResizeWidth member of the WANALYZER_BUDDY_PICTURE data structure
4	nResizeHeight member of the WANALYZER_BUDDY_PICTURE data structure
5	bKeepVisible member of the WANALYZER_BUDDY_PICTURE data structure

strValue

String representing the numerical value to set: the multimedia engine will manage converting the string into the corresponding numerical value.

The value is formatted with the following rules:

•	Color values are formatted like "#RRGGBB" where:

- "#" represents the control character used for formatting colors in HTML code: the presence of this character is mandatory

- RR represents the hexadecimal value of the color's red component

- GG represents the hexadecimal value of the color's green component

- BB represents the hexadecimal value of the color's blue component

For example the green color will be represented with the value "#00FF00"

•	Boolean values are rendered as

- "1" or "True" for indicating the boolean "true"

- "0" or "False" for indicating the boolean "false"

Return value

Value	Meaning

Negative value	An error occurred (see the LastError property for further error details)
enumWanErrorCodes.ERR_WAN_NOERROR (0)	The method call was successful.