Sets the DescriptionFormat property for a single CogoPoint.
Namespace: Autodesk.Civil.DatabaseServicesAssembly: AeccDbMgd (in AeccDbMgd.dll) Version: 13.3.1717.0
Syntax
C#
public ObjectId SetDescriptionFormat( ObjectId pointId, string descFormat )
Visual Basic
Public Function SetDescriptionFormat ( _ pointId As ObjectId, _ descFormat As String _ ) As ObjectId
Visual C++
public: ObjectId SetDescriptionFormat( ObjectId pointId, String^ descFormat )
Parameters
- pointId
- Type: ObjectId
The ObjectId of the point you want to set the DescriptionFormat property for.
- descFormat
- Type: System.String
The new DescriptionFormat value.
Return Value
If the method succeeds, it returns the same ObjectId pointId passed in. If the method fails, it returns ObjectId.Null.Examples

1// _civildoc is the active CivilDocument instance. 2// 3CogoPointCollection cogoPoints = _civildoc.CogoPoints; 4ObjectId pointId = cogoPoints.Add(new Point3d(100, 100, 50)); 5String descriptionFormat = "$*"; 6 7// set for single point 8if (cogoPoints.SetDescriptionFormat(pointId, descriptionFormat) == ObjectId.Null) 9 write("SetDescriptionFormat failed.\n"); 10 11Point3dCollection points = new Point3dCollection(); 12points.Add(new Point3d(50, 50, 25)); 13points.Add(new Point3d(200, 200, 15)); 14ObjectIdCollection pointIds = cogoPoints.Add(points); 15List<ObjectId> pointIdList = GetListFromCollection(pointIds); 16 17// set multiple points to a single description 18ObjectIdCollection success = cogoPoints.SetDescriptionFormat(pointIdList, descriptionFormat); 19write(String.Format("SetDescriptionFormat success for {0} of {1} points\n", 20 success.Count, pointIdList.Count)); 21 22List<string> descriptions = new List<string>(); 23for (int i = 0; i < pointIdList.Count; i++) 24 descriptions.Add(descriptionFormat + " " + i); 25 26// set multiple points to multiple descriptions 27success = cogoPoints.SetDescriptionFormat(pointIdList, descriptions); 28write(String.Format("SetDescriptionFormat success for {0} of {1} points\n", 29 success.Count, pointIdList.Count));

1' _civildoc is the active CivilDocument instance. 2' 3Dim cogoPoints As CogoPointCollection = _civildoc.CogoPoints 4Dim pointId As ObjectId = cogoPoints.Add(New Point3d(100, 100, 50)) 5Dim descriptionFormat As [String] = "$*" 6 7' set for single point 8If cogoPoints.SetDescriptionFormat(pointId, descriptionFormat) = ObjectId.Null Then 9 write("SetDescriptionFormat failed." & vbLf) 10End If 11 12Dim points As New Point3dCollection() 13points.Add(New Point3d(50, 50, 25)) 14points.Add(New Point3d(200, 200, 15)) 15Dim pointIds As ObjectIdCollection = cogoPoints.Add(points) 16Dim pointIdList As List(Of ObjectId) = GetListFromCollection(pointIds) 17 18' set multiple points to a single description 19Dim success As ObjectIdCollection = cogoPoints.SetDescriptionFormat(pointIdList, descriptionFormat) 20write([String].Format("SetDescriptionFormat success for {0} of {1} points", success.Count, pointIdList.Count)) 21 22Dim descriptions As New List(Of String)() 23For i As Integer = 0 To pointIdList.Count - 1 24 descriptions.Add(descriptionFormat & " " & i) 25Next 26 27' set multiple points to multiple descriptions 28success = cogoPoints.SetDescriptionFormat(pointIdList, descriptions) 29write([String].Format("SetDescriptionFormat success for {0} of {1} points", success.Count, pointIdList.Count))