/// <summary>
/// Lists all available blocks in the current drawing
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Block[] AvailableBlockDefinitions()
{
IBlockHelper helper = HostFactory.Factory.GetBlockHelper();
if (null == helper)
throw new InvalidOperationException(string.Format(Properties.Resources.OperationFailed, "Block.AvailableBlockDefinitions"));
string[] blockNames = helper.ListAllBlocksInCurrentDocument();
List<Block> blocks = new List<Block>();
foreach (var name in blockNames)
{
Block block = new Block(name);
blocks.Add(block);
}
return blocks.ToArray();
}
internal BlockInstance(CoordinateSystem contextCoordinateSystem, string blockName, bool persist)
: base(Block.InsertCore(contextCoordinateSystem, blockName),persist)
{
Definition = new Block(blockName);
ContextCoordinateSystem = contextCoordinateSystem;
}
/// <summary>
/// Imports all blocks in the outside file to the current drawing
/// </summary>
/// <param name="filePath">the file path for the outside file</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Block[] ImportAll(string filePath)
{
string kMethodName = "Block.ImportAll";
filePath = GeometryExtension.LocateFile(filePath);
if (!File.Exists(filePath))
throw new ArgumentException(string.Format(Properties.Resources.FileNotFound, filePath), "filePath");
IBlockHelper helper = HostFactory.Factory.GetBlockHelper();
if (null == helper)
throw new InvalidOperationException(string.Format(Properties.Resources.OperationFailed, kMethodName));
string[] blockNames = helper.ImportAllBlocksFromFile(filePath);
List<Block> blocks = new List<Block>();
foreach (var name in blockNames)
{
Block block = new Block(name, filePath);
blocks.Add(block);
}
return blocks.ToArray();
}