Sample NX Open .NET C# program : report selected object type and subtype

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Date:  12-AUG-2008
Subject:  Sample NX Open .NET C# program : report selected object type and subtype

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using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using NXOpen;
using NXOpen.UF;

public class Program
{
    // class members
    private static Session theSession;
    private static UI theUI;
    private static UFSession theUfSession;
    private static ListingWindow lw;
    public static Program theProgram;
    public static bool isDisposeCalled;

    //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Constructor
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    public Program()
    {
        try
        {
            theSession = Session.GetSession();
            theUI = UI.GetUI();
            theUfSession = UFSession.GetUFSession();
            lw = theSession.ListingWindow;
            isDisposeCalled = false;
        }
        catch (NXOpen.NXException ex)
        {
            // ---- Enter your exception handling code here -----
            // NX5
            UI.GetUI().NXMessageBox.Show("Message", NXMessageBox.DialogType.Error, ex.Message);
            // for NX4 use this
            // lw.Open(); lw.WriteLine(ex.Message);

        }
    }


    //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Select any object
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    public static NXObject select_anything()
    {
        NXObject selobj;
        Point3d cursor;
        Selection.SelectionType[] typeArray =
        { Selection.SelectionType.All, Selection.SelectionType.Faces, Selection.SelectionType.Edges };

        Selection.Response resp = theUI.SelectionManager.SelectObject("Select anything", "Select anything",
                   Selection.SelectionScope.WorkPart, false, typeArray, out selobj, out cursor);

        if (resp == Selection.Response.ObjectSelected ||
                resp == Selection.Response.ObjectSelectedByName)
        {
            return selobj;
        }
        else
            return null;
    }

    //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Explicit Activation
    //      This entry point is used to activate the application explicitly
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    public static int Main(string[] args)
    {
        int retValue = 0;
        NXObject selobj;

        try
        {
            theProgram = new Program();

            //TODO: Add your application code here
           
            while ( (selobj=select_anything()) != null )
            {
              int type = 0;
              int subtype = 0;
              theUfSession.Obj.AskTypeAndSubtype(selobj.Tag, out type, out subtype);
              lw.Open();
              lw.WriteLine("Object selected: " + selobj.ToString());
              lw.WriteLine(" Tag: " + selobj.Tag.ToString());
              lw.WriteLine(" Type: " + type.ToString());
              lw.WriteLine(" Subtype: " + subtype.ToString());
          }

            theProgram.Dispose();
        }
        catch (NXOpen.NXException ex)
        {
            // ---- Enter your exception handling code here -----
            // NX5
            UI.GetUI().NXMessageBox.Show("Message", NXMessageBox.DialogType.Error, ex.Message);
            // for NX4 use this
            // lw.Open(); lw.WriteLine(ex.Message);

        }
        return retValue;
    }

    //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Following method disposes all the class members
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    public void Dispose()
    {
        try
        {
            if (isDisposeCalled == false)
            {
                //TODO: Add your application code here
            }
            isDisposeCalled = true;
        }
        catch (NXOpen.NXException ex)
        {
            // ---- Enter your exception handling code here -----
            // NX5
            UI.GetUI().NXMessageBox.Show("Message", NXMessageBox.DialogType.Error, ex.Message);
            // for NX4 use this
            // lw.Open(); lw.WriteLine(ex.Message);
        }
    }

    public static int GetUnloadOption(string arg)
    {
        //Unloads the image explicitly, via an unload dialog
        //return System.Convert.ToInt32(Session.LibraryUnloadOption.Explicitly);

        //Unloads the image immediately after execution within NX
        return System.Convert.ToInt32(Session.LibraryUnloadOption.Immediately);

        //Unloads the image when the NX session terminates
        // return System.Convert.ToInt32(Session.LibraryUnloadOption.AtTermination);
    }

}