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Chapter 3 - QuickDraw 3D Objects / QuickDraw 3D Objects Reference

QuickDraw 3D Objects Routines / Determining Object Types

Q3Object_GetType

You can use the Q3Object_GetType function to get the type of a core QuickDraw 3D object.

TQ3ObjectType Q3Object_GetType (TQ3Object object);

object

A QuickDraw 3D object.

DESCRIPTION

The Q3Object_GetType function returns, as its function result, the type identifier of the QuickDraw 3D object specified by the object parameter. If successful, Q3Object_GetType returns one of these constants:

kQ3ObjectTypeElement
kQ3ObjectTypePick
kQ3ObjectTypeShared
kQ3ObjectTypeView

If the type cannot be determined or is invalid, Q3Object_GetType returns the value kQ3ObjectTypeInvalid.