ContextNodeType Class

Defines values that specify the type of ContextNode object.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Ink
Assembly:  Microsoft.Ink.Analysis (in Microsoft.Ink.Analysis.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class ContextNodeType
'Usage
Dim instance As ContextNodeType
public sealed class ContextNodeType
public ref class ContextNodeType sealed
public final class ContextNodeType

Remarks

The ContextNode.Type property and the InkAnalyzer.FindNodesOfType method frequently use the fields of this class.

Examples

This example sets the Text property of a TextBox, selectedResultsTextBox, to show an appropriate string for a ContextNode, selectedNode. It uses the Type property to choose the kind of text to show, depending on the type of the ContextNode.

Select Case selectedNode.Type
    Case Microsoft.Ink.ContextNodeType.WritingRegion
        Dim writingRegion As WritingRegionNode = _
            CType(selectedNode, WritingRegionNode)
        selectedResultsTextBox.Text = writingRegion.GetRecognizedString()
    Case Microsoft.Ink.ContextNodeType.Paragraph
        Dim paragraph As ParagraphNode = _
            CType(selectedNode, ParagraphNode)
        selectedResultsTextBox.Text = paragraph.GetRecognizedString()
    Case Microsoft.Ink.ContextNodeType.Line
        Dim line As LineNode = _
            CType(selectedNode, LineNode)
        selectedResultsTextBox.Text = line.GetRecognizedString()
    Case Microsoft.Ink.ContextNodeType.InkWord
        Dim inkWord As InkWordNode = _
            CType(selectedNode, InkWordNode)
        Dim parentNode As ContextNode = inkWord.ParentNode
        If TypeOf parentNode Is LineNode Then 
            Dim parentLine As LineNode = CType(parentNode, LineNode)
            ' Put parent line's recognized string into the text box
            selectedResultsTextBox.Text = parentLine.GetRecognizedString()

            ' Select the text that corresponds to the ink word 
            Dim subNodes As New ContextNodeCollection(theInkAnalyzer)
            subNodes.Add(inkWord)
            Dim start As Integer 
            Dim length As Integer
            parentLine.GetTextRangeFromNodes(subNodes, start, length)
            If start >= 0 AndAlso length > 0 Then
                selectedResultsTextBox.Select(start, length)
            End If 
        End If 
        ' Show the time stamp 
        If inkWord.ContainsPropertyData(Me.timeStampGuid) Then 
            Dim timeStamp As DateTime = _
                CType(inkWord.GetPropertyData(Me.timeStampGuid), DateTime)
            timeStampLabel.Text = timeStamp.ToShortTimeString()
        End If 

        ' Snippet to demonstrate GetPropertyDataIds 
        Dim propertyDataIds() As Guid = inkWord.GetPropertyDataIds()

        ' Snippets to demonstrate loading and saving 
        Dim data As Byte() = inkWord.SavePropertiesData()
        If (Not inkWord.LoadPropertiesData(data)) Then
            MessageBox.Show("Cannot load property data")
        End If 
    Case Microsoft.Ink.ContextNodeType.InkDrawing
        Dim drawingNode As InkDrawingNode = CType(selectedNode, InkDrawingNode)
        selectedResultsTextBox.Text = drawingNode.GetShapeName()
    Case Microsoft.Ink.ContextNodeType.InkBullet
        Dim bulletNode As InkBulletNode = CType(selectedNode, InkBulletNode)
        selectedResultsTextBox.Text = bulletNode.GetRecognizedString()
    Case Microsoft.Ink.ContextNodeType.Object
        Dim selectedObject As ObjectNode = selectedNode
        selectedResultsTextBox.Text = selectedObject.GetRecognizedString()
    Case Microsoft.Ink.ContextNodeType.CustomRecognizer
        Dim customRecognizer As CustomRecognizerNode = selectedNode
        selectedResultsTextBox.Text = customRecognizer.GetRecognizedString()
    Case Else
        selectedResultsTextBox.Text = String.Empty
End Select
              if (selectedNode.Type == Microsoft.Ink.ContextNodeType.WritingRegion)
                {
                    WritingRegionNode writingRegion = (WritingRegionNode)selectedNode;
                    selectedResultsTextBox.Text = writingRegion.GetRecognizedString();
                }
                else if (selectedNode.Type == Microsoft.Ink.ContextNodeType.Paragraph)
                {
                    ParagraphNode paragraph = (ParagraphNode)selectedNode;
                    selectedResultsTextBox.Text = paragraph.GetRecognizedString();
                }
                else if (selectedNode.Type == Microsoft.Ink.ContextNodeType.Line)
                {
                    LineNode line = (LineNode)selectedNode;
                    selectedResultsTextBox.Text = line.GetRecognizedString();
                }
                else if (selectedNode.Type == Microsoft.Ink.ContextNodeType.InkWord)
                {
                    InkWordNode inkWord = (InkWordNode)selectedNode;
                    ContextNode parentNode = inkWord.ParentNode;
                    if (parentNode is LineNode)
                    {
                        LineNode parentLine = (LineNode)parentNode;
                        // Put parent line's recognized string into the text box
                        selectedResultsTextBox.Text = parentLine.GetRecognizedString();

                        // Select the text that corresponds to the ink word
                        ContextNodeCollection subNodes = new ContextNodeCollection(theInkAnalyzer);
                        subNodes.Add(inkWord);
                        int start = 0;
                        int length = 0;
                        parentLine.GetTextRangeFromNodes(subNodes, out start, out length);
                        if (start >= 0 && length > 0)
                        {
                            selectedResultsTextBox.Select(start, length);
                        }
                    }
                }
                else if (selectedNode.Type == Microsoft.Ink.ContextNodeType.InkDrawing)
                {
                    InkDrawingNode drawingNode = (InkDrawingNode)selectedNode;
                    selectedResultsTextBox.Text = drawingNode.GetShapeName();
                }
                else if (selectedNode.Type == Microsoft.Ink.ContextNodeType.InkBullet)
                {
                    InkBulletNode bulletNode = (InkBulletNode)selectedNode;
                    selectedResultsTextBox.Text = bulletNode.GetRecognizedString();
                }
                else if (selectedNode.Type == Microsoft.Ink.ContextNodeType.CustomRecognizer)
                {
                    CustomRecognizerNode customRecognizer = (CustomRecognizerNode)selectedNode;
                    selectedResultsTextBox.Text = customRecognizer.GetRecognizedString();
                }
                else if (selectedNode.Type == Microsoft.Ink.ContextNodeType.Object)
                {
                    ObjectNode selectedObject = (ObjectNode)selectedNode;
                    selectedResultsTextBox.Text = selectedObject.GetRecognizedString();
                }
                else
                {
                    selectedResultsTextBox.Text = String.Empty;
                }

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.Ink.ContextNodeType

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0

See Also

Reference

ContextNodeType Members

Microsoft.Ink Namespace

ContextNode.Type

InkAnalyzer.FindNodesOfType