Application Property (ActiveX)

Signature

VBA:

object.Application

object

Type: All objects

The object this property applies to.

Property Value

Read-only: Yes

Type: Application

The Application object that is the owner of the object.

Remarks

The Application object represents the application's frame controls and path settings, and provides the means to navigate down the object hierarchy.

Release Information

Releases: AutoCAD 2000 through AutoCAD 2017

• This property is no longer supported for use with the FileDependency and FileDependencies objects.

Examples

VBA:

Sub Example_Application()
    ' This example creates a line and then uses the
    ' Application property of the line to return the
    ' application name.
    Dim lineObj As AcadLine
    Dim startPoint(0 To 2) As Double
    Dim endPoint(0 To 2) As Double
    Dim myApp As AcadApplication
    
    ' Create a new line reference
    startPoint(0) = 0: startPoint(1) = 0: startPoint(2) = 0
    endPoint(0) = 2: endPoint(1) = 2: endPoint(2) = 0
    Set lineObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddLine(startPoint, endPoint)
    lineObj.Update

    ' Return the application for the object
    Set myApp = lineObj.Application
    
    ' Display the name of the application
    MsgBox "The application name is: " & myApp.name, vbInformation, "Application Example"
End Sub

Visual LISP:

(vl-load-com)
(defun c:Example_Application()
    ;; This example creates a line and then uses the
    ;; Application property of the line to return the
    ;; application name.
    (setq acadObj (vlax-get-acad-object))
    (setq doc (vla-get-ActiveDocument acadObj))
  
    ;; Create a new line reference
    (setq startPoint (vlax-3d-point 0 0 0)
          endPoint (vlax-3d-point 2 2 0))

    (setq modelSpace (vla-get-ModelSpace doc))  
    (setq lineObj (vla-AddLine modelSpace startPoint endPoint))
    (vla-Update lineObj)

    ;; Return the application for the object
    (setq myApp (vla-get-Application lineObj))
    
    ;; Display the name of the application
    (alert (strcat "The application name is: " (vla-get-Name myApp)))
)