DeleteContent Method (ActiveX)

Signature

VBA:

object.DeleteContent nRow, nCol

object

Type: Table

The object this method applies to.

nRow

Access: Input-only

Type: Long

The row number of the cell to delete.

nCol

Access: Input-only

Type: Long

The column number of the cell to delete.

Return Value (RetVal)

No return value.

Remarks

No additional remarks.

Examples

VBA:

Sub Example_ContentChange()
    ' This example adds a table in model space
    ' and manipulates its contents
    
    ' Note: One content is created for each cell by default;
    ' this function need to be called only to create additional contents.
    
    Dim MyModelSpace As AcadModelSpace
    Set MyModelSpace = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace
    Dim pt(2) As Double
    Dim MyTable As IAcadTable
    Dim sID As Long
    Dim newSID As Long
    Dim row As Long
    Dim col As Long
    
    ' Creates arbitrary cell points to check
    row = 2
    col = 2
    
    ' Creates the table with an arbitrary number of cells
    Set MyTable = MyModelSpace.AddTable(pt, 5, 5, 10, 30)
    MyTable.SetTextHeight acDataRow, 1
    MyTable.SetTextHeight acHeaderRow, 1
    MyTable.SetTextHeight acTitleRow, 1

    ZoomExtents

    If MyTable.IsEmpty(row, col) Then
        If MyTable.IsContentEditable(row, col) Then
            MsgBox "There is no content in the cell, but it is editable"
        End If
    End If

    ' Create some content in an arbitrary cell
    sID1 = MyTable.CreateContent(row, col, 0)
    sID2 = MyTable.CreateContent(row, col, 1)
    MyTable.SetTextString row, col, sID1, "Value1"
    MyTable.SetTextString row, col, sID2, "Value2"
    MyTable.Update
    
    MsgBox "The content IDs are " & vbLf & _
           "sID1: " & MyTable.GetTextString(row, col, sID1) & vbLf & _
           "sID2: " & MyTable.GetTextString(row, col, sID2)
 
    ' Move the content to another index
    MyTable.MoveContent row, col, sID2, sID1
    MyTable.Update
    MsgBox "Content order changed"
    
    MsgBox "The content IDs are " & vbLf & _
           "sID1: " & MyTable.GetTextString(row, col, sID1) & vbLf & _
           "sID2: " & MyTable.GetTextString(row, col, sID2)
    
    ' Check that the content has been deleted
    MyTable.DeleteContent row, col
    MyTable.Update
    MsgBox "Content removed"
    
    If MyTable.IsEmpty(row, col) Then
        If MyTable.IsContentEditable(row, col) Then
            MsgBox "There is no content in the cell, but it is editable"
        End If
    End If
End Sub

Visual LISP:

(vl-load-com)
(defun c:Example_ContentChange()
    ;; This example adds a table in model space
    ;; and manipulates its contents
    (setq acadObj (vlax-get-acad-object)
          doc (vla-get-ActiveDocument acadObj))
    
    ;; Note: One content is created for each cell by default;
    ;; this function need to be called only to create additional contents.
    
    (setq pt (vlax-3d-point 0 0 0))
    
    ;; Creates arbitrary cell points to check
    (setq row 2
          col 2)
    
    ;; Creates the table with an arbitrary number of cells
    (setq modelSpace (vla-get-ModelSpace doc))   
    (setq MyTable (vla-AddTable modelSpace pt 5 5 10 30))
    (vla-SetTextHeight MyTable acDataRow 1)
    (vla-SetTextHeight MyTable acHeaderRow 1)
    (vla-SetTextHeight MyTable acTitleRow 1)
  
    (vla-Regen doc :vlax-true)
    (vla-ZoomExtents acadObj)

    (if (= (vla-IsEmpty MyTable row col) :vlax-true)
        (if (= (vla-IsContentEditable MyTable row col) :vlax-true)
            (alert "There is no content in the cell, but it is editable")
        )
    )

    ;; Create some content in an arbitrary cell
    (setq sID1 (vla-CreateContent MyTable row col 0))
    (setq sID2 (vla-CreateContent MyTable row col 1))
    (vla-SetTextString MyTable row col sID1 "Value1")
    (vla-SetTextString MyTable row col sID2 "Value2")
    (vla-Regen doc :vlax-true)

    (alert (strcat "The content IDs are "
                   "\nsID1: " (vla-GetTextString MyTable row col sID1)
                   "\nsID2: " (vla-GetTextString MyTable row col sID2)))
 
    ;; Move the content to another index
    (vla-MoveContent MyTable row col sID2 sID1)
    (vla-Regen doc :vlax-true)
    (alert "Content order changed")

    (alert (strcat "The content IDs are "
                   "\nsID1: " (vla-GetTextString MyTable row col sID1)
                   "\nsID2: " (vla-GetTextString MyTable row col sID2)))

    ;  Check that the content has been deleted
    (vla-DeleteContent MyTable row col)
    (vla-Regen doc :vlax-true)
    (alert "Content removed")
    
    (if (= (vla-IsEmpty MyTable row col) :vlax-true)
        (if (= (vla-IsContentEditable MyTable row col) :vlax-true)
            (alert "There is no content in the cell, but it is editable")
        )
    )
)