Graphic Object Reference

This chapter discusses the INT Graphic object library which is a library of low level graphic objects such as line, polyline, polygon, oval, text, etc. This library provides some of the building blocks for the Chart object and also can be used directly as a stand-alone graphic library or to provide annotation to a Chart display.

This chapter includes the following sections:

GraphicObject Library

Introduction

The GraphicObject library is a very powerful structured graphic object library. Objects can be selected, moved, resized and grouped together. A full cut and paste functionality is also available, including the ability to cut and paste objects from one application to another. Objects can also be saved and retrieved from a file or a string.

Summary of Components

The GraphicObject library defines the following object classes:

Graphic. The base class for all graphic objects. It defines the basic resources and methods used by all other INT Graphic objects.
Image. To display an image.
MultiPoint. Base class for all objects with multiple points such as a polyline.
Rectangle. To draw rectangular objects.