ButtonDefinition Object

Description

The ButtonDefinition object represents any command whose user interface is a button.

Name	Description
AutoAddToGUI	Adds it to AddIn Toolbar.
Delete	Method that deletes the UIDefinition Object.
Execute	Executes this ControlDefinition object.
Execute2	Executes the ControlDefinition synchronously or asynchronously.

Name	Description
Application	Returns the top-level parent application object. When used the context of Inventor, an Application object is returned. When used in the context of Apprentice, an ApprenticeServer object is returned.
BuiltIn	Gets the BuiltIn status for a UIDefinition.
Classification	Gets the classification.
ClientId	Gets ClientID.
DefaultShortcut
DefaultShortcutType	Gets the type of default shortcut assigned to this command. Possible return values are kNoShortcut (no shortcut has been assigned), kAcceleratorShortcut (a shortcut that directly launches the command), or kAliasShortcut (a command alias).
DefinitionType	Gets the ControlDefinitionType.
DescriptionText
DisplayName	Gets the Display Name.
Enabled
InternalName	Gets the Internal Name.
IntroducedInVersion
IsShortcutOverridden	Gets whether the default (internal) shortcut has been overridden by the user or through the API.
LargeIcon
LastUpdatedVersion
OverrideShortcut
OverrideShortcutType	Gets the type of override shortcut assigned to this command. Possible return values are kNoShortcut (no shortcut has been assigned), kAcceleratorShortcut (a shortcut that directly launches the command), or kAliasShortcut (a command alias).
Parent	Gets the parent object from whom this object can logically be reached.
Pressed
ProgressiveToolTip	Returns a ProgressiveToolTip object providing access to enhanced tooltip display for controls in the ribbon interface.
StandardIcon
ToolTipText
Type	Returns an ObjectTypeEnum indicating this object's type.

Name	Description
OnExecute	Event that fires when the ButtonDefinition is executed.
OnHelp	Event that is fired when the user selects F1 while the progressive tooltip of this command is being displayed in the ribbon interface.

Name	Description
Add commands to the application menu	Demonstrates adding command to the application menu.
Creation of an override environment for a document	A new ribbon tab is created and associated with the override environment.
Create a ribbon panel in an existing tab	Demonstrates creating a new ribbon panel within an existing ribbon tab.

Introduced in version 6