TextObject value in C#?

[Pavel2 (Pavel Sliwka)]

Hi everyone,

I have a block definition, which consists of a text object, and a simple polyline curve.

When I loop through the block entities to find out the text entity, I can change its PlainText value, but then there is read-only property TextObject.DisplayText.

And I´m struggling to find out why is this value read-only, and why is it necessary to swap the whole text object for a new one, when all I need is to update the actual value?

To change the text object means to get all properties incl. location from the old text object and set them for the new one.

Thank you for clarification,

Pavel

[dale (Dale Fugier)]

@Pavel2

why is this value read-only

Some text object contain fields that are computed at runtime.

@Pavel2

why is it necessary to swap the whole text object for a new one

In doing this, a user can undo the changes.

– Dale