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EventIDE provides several built-in data types that are used for element properties. The built-in types are also available for coding in the snippets and developing the custom AddIns. The built-in types are not classes but
.NET values types - it means they can be declared and assigned directly, like the standard Int32 and Double types. On this page all built-in EventIDE types are listed with complete descriptions and code examples.
stColor is a data type for managing colors in EventIDE. stColor is a
data struct that stores a single 32-bits ARGB value.
Fields
stColor struct contains the following fields:
| Field Name | Description | Value Type |
|---|
| .A | Defines a value for the Alpha channel (transparency). The valid range is 0..255. | Int32 |
| .R | Defines a value for the Red channel. The valid range is 0..255. | Int32 |
| .G | Defines a value for the Green channel. The valid range is 0..255. | Int32 |
| .B | Defines a value for the Blue channel. The valid range is 0..255. | Int32 |
| .Hue | Defines the color hue in HSB/HSV color space. The value has to be in the range 0..360. If the Saturation and Brightness have extreme values(e.g. 0 or 100) changes in the Hue field are ignored | Double |
| .Saturation | Defines the color saturation in HSB/HSV color space The value has to be in the range 0..100 | Double |
| .Brightness | Defines the color saturation in HSB/HSV color space The value has to be in the range 0..100 | Double |
| .Color | Represents the current value as System.Windows.Media.Color type | System.Windows.Media.Color |
| .GDIColor | Represents the current value as GDI+System.Drawing.Color type | System.Drawing.Color |
GUI type editor
stColor data type underlies a majority of color properties in EventIDE objects. The program provides an dedicated editor for stColor values.
 Screenshot of the stColor GUI editor |
Code examples
// Declaration and initialization
// declare a new stColor and initialize its value to the green
stColor MyColor=new stColor();
MyColor.A=255;
MyColor.R=0;
MyColor.G=255;
MyColor.B=0;
// declare and initialize with the green color with an optional stColor constructors
stColor MyColor2=new stColor(0,255,0);
stColor MyColor3=new stColor(255,0,255,0);
// declare and initialize the blue color with functions and constants of GDI+ API
stColor MyColor3.GDIColor=Color.FromArgb(255,0,0,255);
stColor MyColor4.GDIColor=Color.Blue;
// using stColor type in GDI+ drawing procedures
stColor RedColor=new stColor(127,0,0);
Pen BluePen = new Pen(RedColor.GDIColor, 3);
Graphics.DrawRectangle(BluePen, 0,0,50,50);
// Change values of proxy variables of stColor type
BackgroundColor=new stColor(255,255,255); // set the event background to white
TextColor.R=127;
TextColor.G=127;
TextColor.B=127; // set the font color of the Text Element to the mid-gray
// The following examples cause runtime errors because the field values have to be integers in the range 0..255
stColor MyColor=new stColor(0,256,0);
stColor MyColor2;
MyColor2.R=-20;
clPoint is a data type for managing screen positions in EventIDE. clPoint is a
data struct that stores a 2D screen position and represents it both in cartesian (units: pixels) and polar coordinates (units: visual and angular degrees). The conversion between pixels and visual degrees values is calculated according to the current screen settings of the experiment.
Fields
clPoint struct contains the following fields:
| Field Name | Description | Value Type |
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| .X | Defines the X-Axis value (in pixels) relatively to left-top corner of the screen(). | Int32 |
| .Y | Defines the Y-Axis value (in pixels) relatively to left-top corner of the screen. | Int32 |
| .R | Defines a distance (in visual degrees) between the given point and the screen center,as the radius in the polar coordinate system. The exact pixels/visual degree conversion depends on chosen screen settings for each experiment. | float/Single |
| .Theta | Defines a polar angle (in degrees) to the given point from the screen center, as azimuth in the polar coordinate system. The angles (0..360) are counted from the right arm of the horizontal axis in the anticlockwise direction. | float/Single |
| .IsNotDefined | For internal use. If true, indicates an invalid screen point. The fields of the invalid screen point can not be accessed. | boolean |
GUI type editor
clPoint data type underlies a majority of coordinates properties in EventIDE objects. The program provides an dedicated editor for clPoint values.
 Screenshot of the clPoint GUI editor |
// declare and initialize clPoint type
clPoint MyPoint=new clPoint(); // the point is declared and initialized. The point is valid.
clPoint MyPoint2=new clPoint(100,100); // the point is declared and initialized with particular pixel coordinates
clPoint MyPoint3=new clPoint(4.0f,45.0f); // the point is declared and initialized with the polar coordinates 4,45
// Change values of proxy variables of clPoint type
Position=new clPoint(512,368); // set the position of Renderer element to the screen center (for 1024x768 resolution)
TextPosition.R=5;
TextPosition.Theta=90; // set the position of Text Element on 5 visual degree up from the screen center (in any screen resolution)
clSize is a data type for managing screen sizes in EventIDE. clSize is a struct that stores a size of 2D area and represents it both in screen pixels and visual degrees. The conversion between pixels and visual degrees is calculated according to the current screen settings of the experiment.
Fields
clPoint struct contains the following fields:
| Field Name | Description | Value Type |
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| .Width | Defines the width in pixels. | Int32 |
| .Height | Defines the height in pixels. | Int32 |
| .aWidth | Defines the width in visual degrees. | float/Single |
| .aHeight | Defines the height in visual degrees. | float/Single |
| .IsProportional | If true, any change in the width or height is accompanied by a automatic change in the second dimension such that the whole area keeps its proportions. | boolean |
GUI type editor
clSize data type underlies a majority of size related properties in EventIDE objects. The program provides an dedicated editor for clSize values.
 Screenshot of the clSize GUI editor |
// declare and initialize clPoint type
clSize MySize=new clSize(); // the size is declared and initialized with zero values.
clSize MySize2=new clSize(320,200); // the size is declared and initialized with specific pixel size
clSize MySize3=new clSize(5.0f,2.0f); // the size is declared and initialized with specific size in visual degrees
// Change values of proxy variables (Size and TextAreaSize) of clSize type
Size=new clSize(200,80); // set the size of Renderer element to 200x80 pixels
TextAreaSize.aWidth=5.5f;
TextAreaSize.aHeight=2.1f; // set the size of Text Element on 5.5x2.1 visual degrees
Enum Types
Built-in enum data types in EventIDE are distinct types consisting of sets of named constants called the enumerator lists. Each types has its own enumeration list and type value represents an zero-cased index of the selected item in that list. Thus, a value of the enum data type can be assigned with integer value from 0 (for the first item) to N-1 (for the last item).
stAlignment is used to align the Position property and rotation center of a visual element relatively to its own rendering area. By default, the Position property corresponds to the center of the rendering area. stAlignment enum contains the following items:
| Index | Item Name | Description |
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| 0 | Left-top | Position is aligned to the left-top corner of the rendering area |
| 1 | Center | Position is aligned to the center of the rendering area |
| 2 | Right-top | Position is aligned to the right-top corner of the rendering area |
| 3 | Right-bottom | Position is aligned to the right-bottom corner of the rendering area |
| 4 | Left-bottom | Position is aligned to the left-bottom corner of the rendering area |
// Change values of proxy variables (RendererAlignment) of stAlignment type
RendererAlignment=0; /// change the position alignment to the left-top corner
Final Notes