Property Inspector and Properties Palette Interfaces and Classes

This section provides tables that group the Properties palette APIs into functional categories.

Object Wrapping Interfaces and Classes
Interface or Class	Purpose
IAcadBaseObject	Basic object protocol for database-resident objects
IAcadBaseObjectImpl	IDispatch-based template class that instantiates objects derived from IAcadBaseObject
IAcadBaseObject2	Basic object protocol for non-database-resident objects
IAcadBaseObject2Impl	IDispatch-based template class that instantiates objects derived from IAcadBaseObject2
AcAxObjectRef	Abstracts a reference to an AcDbObject instance so that it can be either database-resident or non-database-resident
AcAxObjectRefPtr	Provides smart-pointer support for AcAxObjectRef instances
CProxy_PropertyNotifySink	Template class that facilitates notification of connected objects when a COM wrapper object is modified

Properties Palette Interfaces
Interface	Purpose
IAcPpPaletteSet	Controls Properties palette tabs
IAcPpPaletteSetEvents	Notifies when the Properties palette's tab set changes
IAcPpPalette	Provides access to a single Properties palette tab
IAcPpPaletteEvents	Notifies when a Properties palette tab's state changes

Property Display Interfaces
Interface	Purpose
ICategorizeProperties	Categorizes properties
IAcPiCategorizeProperties	Categorizes properties; supports nested categories and dynamic properties
IOPMPropertyDialog	Associates a dialog with the ellipsis button that represents a property of a database-resident object
IOPMPropertyDialog2	Associates a dialog with the ellipsis button that represents a property of any COM object
IDynamicEnumProperty	Used by dynamic properties to create an enumerated property that is displayed as a drop-down list in the Property Inspector
IDynamicProperty	Defines a single dynamic property for database-resident objects
IDynamicProperty2	Defines a single dynamic property for any COM object
IDynamicPropertyNotify	Notifies when a dynamic property changes
IDynamicPropertyNotify2	Notifies when a dynamic property for a COM object changes
IOPMPropertyExpander	Allows a static property to expand into sub-properties
IOPMPropertyExpander2	Extends IOPMPropertyExpander functionality to dynamic properties
IOPMPropertyExtension	Controls miscellaneous display and editing attributes of a property
IPerPropertyBrowsing	Microsoft-defined interface for associating property sheets with properties
IPropertyManager	Manages dynamic properties of an AcRxClass
IPropertyManager2	Manages dynamic properties for any COM object
ITypeInfo	Microsoft-defined interface for discovering static properties
IAcPiPropertyDisplay	Customizes the display on a per-property basis
IAcPiPropCommandButtons	Places command buttons on the Property Inspector UI
IIAcPiCommandButton	Defines a Property Inspector command button
IAcPiPropertyUnspecified	Defines properties that have no default value
IPropertyNotifySink	Microsoft-defined interface used by properties to notify Property Inspectors that the property has changed; automatically implemented for wrappers derived from IAcadBaseObjectImpl

Property Inspector Interfaces
Interface	Purpose
IAcPiPropertyInspector	Provides access to the Property Inspector control
IAcPiPropertyInspectorSink	Notifies that a property's display and/or value has changed

Property Edit Control Interfaces
Interface	Purpose
IAcPiPropertyEditControl	Defines an ActiveX control that may be hosted by the Property Inspector
IAcPiPropertyEditEventsSink	Allows a hosted control to communicate with the Property Inspector
IAcPeNumericEditor	Allows the Property Inspector to initialize and invoke hosted numeric editor controls
IAcPeNoPickVariantRW	Allows the Property Inspector to initialize a variant control's read/write attribute
IAcPeVariantCtrl	Allows the Property Inspector to initialize and invoke hosted variant editor controls
IAcPeButtonEditCtrl	Allows the Property Inspector or a static or dynamic property to initialize and invoke button controls
IAcPePick2PointsCtrl	Allows third-party applications to control aspects of the point-picking mechanism

Per-Instance Dynamic Property Interfaces
Interface	Purpose
IPropertySource	Provides dynamic properties for a single instance of a COM object
OPMPerInstancePropertySources	Maps dynamic property sources by name
OPMPerInstancePropertyExtension	Lists property source names associated with a single AcRxClass instance
OPMPerInstancePropertyExtensionFactory	Associates OPMPerInstancePropertyExtension instances with AcRxClass instances

Property Inspector Hosting Interface
Interface or Class	Purpose
IAcPiPropertyInspectorInputEventSink	Allows the Property Inspector to communicate with its host