Sets the RawDescription property for a single CogoPoint.
Namespace: Autodesk.Civil.DatabaseServicesAssembly: AeccDbMgd (in AeccDbMgd.dll) Version: 13.4.208.0
Syntax
C#
public ObjectId SetRawDescription( ObjectId pointId, string rawDesc )
Visual Basic
Public Function SetRawDescription ( _ pointId As ObjectId, _ rawDesc As String _ ) As ObjectId
Visual C++
public: ObjectId SetRawDescription( ObjectId pointId, String^ rawDesc )
Parameters
- pointId
- Type: ObjectId
The ObjectId of the point you want to set the RawDescription property for.
- rawDesc
- Type: System.String
The new RawDescription 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 rawDescription = "Raw Description"; 6 7// set for single point 8if (cogoPoints.SetRawDescription(pointId, rawDescription) == ObjectId.Null) 9 write("SetRawDescription 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.SetRawDescription(pointIdList, rawDescription); 19write(String.Format("SetRawDescription 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(rawDescription + i); 25 26// set multiple points to multiple descriptions 27success = cogoPoints.SetRawDescription(pointIdList, descriptions); 28write(String.Format("SetRawDescription 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 rawDescription As String = "Raw Description" 6 7' set for single point 8If cogoPoints.SetRawDescription(pointId, rawDescription) = ObjectId.Null Then 9 write("SetRawDescription 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.SetRawDescription(pointIdList, rawDescription) 20write([String].Format("SetRawDescription success for {0} of {1} points." & vbLf, success.Count, pointIdList.Count)) 21 22Dim descriptions As New List(Of String)() 23For i As Integer = 0 To pointIdList.Count - 1 24 descriptions.Add(rawDescription & i) 25Next 26 27' set multiple points to multiple descriptions 28success = cogoPoints.SetRawDescription(pointIdList, descriptions) 29write([String].Format("SetRawDescription success for {0} of {1} points." & vbLf, success.Count, pointIdList.Count))