The following table provides summary descriptions of the AutoLISP ActiveX data conversion functions.
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Data conversion functions |
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Function |
Description |
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(vlax-3D-point list) |
Creates an ActiveX-compatible 3D point structure |
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(vlax-ename->vla-object entname) |
Transforms entity to VLA-object |
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(vlax-make-safearray type '(l-bound . u-bound) ['( l-bound . u-bound) ...]) |
Creates a safearray |
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(vlax-make-variant value type) |
Creates a variant data type |
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(vlax-safearray-fill var 'element-values) |
Stores elements in a safearray |
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(vlax-safearray-get-dim var) |
Returns the number of dimensions in a safearray object |
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(vlax-safearray-get-element var element) |
Returns an element from an array |
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(vlax-safearray-get-l-bound var dim) |
Returns the lower boundary (starting index) of a dimension of an array |
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(vlax-safearray-get-u-bound var dim) |
Returns the upper boundary (end index) of a dimension of an array |
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(vlax-safearray-put-element var element value) |
Adds or updates an element in an array |
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(vlax-safearray-type var) |
Returns the data type of a safearray |
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(vlax-safearray->list var) |
Returns the elements of a safearray in list form |
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(vlax-tmatrix list) |
Returns a suitable representation for a 4 x 4 transformation matrix to be used in VLA methods |
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(vlax-variant-change-type var type) |
Returns the value of a variant after changing it from one data type to another |
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(vlax-variant-type var) |
Returns the data type of a variant |
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(vlax-variant-value var) |
Returns the value of a variant |
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(vlax-vla-object->ename obj) |
Transforms a VLA-object to an AutoLISP entity |