Topic: Creating Dictionary<AcRtm.RXClass, Type>

[Andrey Bushman]

Hi all.

Data:
AutoCAD 2009 SP3 Enu x86,
Windows XP SP3 x86
.Net Framework 3.5 SP1

I want to create Dictionary<AcRtm.RXClass, Type> for more quickly to define managed types for RXClasses. I wrote it code:

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Dictionary<AcRtm.RXClass, Type> mngTypeDict = new Dictionary<AcRtm.RXClass, Type>();

//Names of RXClasses, which do not have manage wrapper.
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

foreach (DictionaryEntry item in AcRtm.SystemObjects.ClassDictionary) {
AcRtm.RXClass rx;
Type type;
AcRtm.RXObject obj;

try {
rx = (AcRtm.RXClass)item.Value;
obj = rx.Create();

if (obj != null) {
type = obj.GetType();
mngTypeDict.Add(rx, type);
}
else
sb.AppendLine(rx.Name);
}
catch (Exception ex) {
//oops..
}
}

But I get Fatall Error (try/catch doesn't help even):

INTERNAL ERROR:  !dbAnnotationScaleCollectioni.cpp@37: eNullObjectPointer

Regards

[MexicanCustard]

What line of the code is execution crashing?

[Andrey Bushman]

obj = rx.Create();

[MexicanCustard]

I apologize if AcRtm is an AutoCAD class but I cannot find anything documenting it. Is this a custom class?

Edit:
Nevermind I see from another thread that you're using it as an alias for Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.

I'd try

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var rx = item.value as AcRtm.RXClass
if (rx != null)
  obj = rx.Create();



[Andrey Bushman]

I apologize if AcRtm is an AutoCAD class but I cannot find anything documenting it. Is this a custom class?

No, it is namespace: using AcRtm = Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime;

[MexicanCustard]

Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime is the namespace

AcRtm is an alias you're using to represent that namespace.

[fixo]

Perhaps

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obj = rx.Create(IntPtr.Zero);Or I'm missing something above, so, sorry

~'J'~

[MexicanCustard]

I didn't see it in the documentation but with Object Browser

Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.DisposableWrapper.Create(System.Type, System.IntPtr, bool)
Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.RXObject.Create(System.IntPtr, bool)

[Jeff H]

I am just guessing but you might need to filiter for objects because you will probably get a bunch of Imp****** objects.
 
Not sure what you are doing but you looks like you would still need iterate through dictionary and use a property of RxClasss to be able compare.
 
Some untested code?

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1.  
2.          [CommandMethod("RxclassTypes")]
3.         public void RxclassTypes()
4.         {
5.             Document doc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
6.             Database db = doc.Database;
7.             Editor ed = doc.Editor;
8.             Dictionary<RXClass, Type> dic = new Dictionary<RXClass, Type>();
9.                 RXClass rxEntity = RXClass.GetClass(typeof(Entity));
10.                 foreach (DictionaryEntry e in SystemObjects.ClassDictionary)
11.                 {
12.                     RXClass rxclass = e.Value as RXClass;
13.                     if (rxclass.IsDerivedFrom(rxEntity))
14.                     {                                      
15.                         Type type = rxclass.GetRuntimeType();                    
16.                         dic.Add(rxclass, type);
17.                     }
18.                 }
19.        
20.         }
21.  

[Andrey Bushman]

Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime is the namespace

AcRtm is an alias you're using to represent that namespace.

Yes, I wrote it in my last message.

[Andrey Bushman]

I didn't see it in the documentation but with Object Browser

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1. Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.DisposableWrapper.Create(System.Type, System.IntPtr, bool)
2. Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.RXObject.Create(System.IntPtr, bool)

It is very interesting. But AutoCAD 2009 .Net API has

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1. Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.DisposableWrapper.Create(System.Type, System.IntPtr, bool)

only.

I tried to get wrapper:

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1. Dictionary<RXClass, Type> mngTypeDict = new Dictionary<RXClass, Type>();
2.  
3. foreach (DictionaryEntry item in SystemObjects.ClassDictionary) {
4.         RXClass rx;
5.         Type type;
6.         try {
7.                 rx = (RXClass)item.Value;
8.                 IntPtr ptr = rx.UnmanagedObject;               
9.                 DisposableWrapper wrap = Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.DisposableWrapper.Create(typeof(Object), ptr, false);
10.                 type = wrap.GetType();                                 
11.         }
12.         catch (Exception ex) {
13.                 //oops..
14.         }
15. }
16.  

but I got error:

Constructor on type 'System.Object' not found.

[Andrey Bushman]

Some untested code?

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1.  
2. ...                                
3. Type type = rxclass.GetRuntimeType();                    
4. ...
5.  

Sorry, but AutoCAD 2009 .Net API has not GetRuntimeType method for RXClass class.

[Andrey Bushman]

Am I inventing a bicycle, maybe? I need to get wrapper type for each RXClass in Database. Is exists a simple and fast (for speed) solution to do it?

[TheMaster]

Am I inventing a bicycle, maybe? I need to get wrapper type for each RXClass in Database. Is exists a simple and fast (for speed) solution to do it?

Before AutoCAD 2013, the only way was to create an instance of the wrapper class, and even that wasn't foolproof if the native ARX that provides it is not available (then an ImpDBObject wrapper is created).

In AutoCAD 2013, RXClass has a new method that returns the managed wrapper type.

[Andrey Bushman]

Before AutoCAD 2013, the only way was to create an instance of the wrapper class, and even that wasn't foolproof if the native ARX that provides it is not available (then an ImpDBObject wrapper is created).

In AutoCAD 2013, RXClass has a new method that returns the managed wrapper type.

Thank you for answer.

[kaefer]

In AutoCAD 2013, RXClass has a new method that returns the managed wrapper type.

Even in 2013 there's one RXClass which doesn't allow calling GetRuntimeType on it: AcRxObject. It seems to bomb in a nested call to native_GetFactoryBase(AcRxClass* ).

@Andrey: If you still insist on doing something seemingly dangerous, what would happen when you skip the known troublemakers, that would be AcDbAnnotationScaleCollection and AcDbAnnotationScaleCollectionIterator?

[Andrey Bushman]

@Andrey: If you still insist on doing something seemingly dangerous, what would happen when you skip the known troublemakers, that would be AcDbAnnotationScaleCollection and AcDbAnnotationScaleCollectionIterator?

I do not know. I wanted to avoid exception processing ("try/catch" code block). I Hoped, that it's problem has a solution. I still not use it code in the my applications. I write Extended AutoCAD .Net API Libraries, which I will to use in my applications, and it code must was be there.

[Jeff H]

In AutoCAD 2013, RXClass has a new method that returns the managed wrapper type.

Even in 2013 there's one RXClass which doesn't allow calling GetRuntimeType on it: AcRxObject. It seems to bomb in a nested call to native_GetFactoryBase(AcRxClass* ).

@Andrey: If you still insist on doing something seemingly dangerous, what would happen when you skip the known troublemakers, that would be AcDbAnnotationScaleCollection and AcDbAnnotationScaleCollectionIterator?

As kaefer mentioned skipping the troublemakers
 
Using RXClass.Create()
Two methods that created attached .txt files and only differ by filter and file name

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1.        [CommandMethod("RxclassTypesDbo")]
2.         public void RxclassTypesDbo()
3.         {
4.             Document doc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
5.             Database db = doc.Database;
6.             Editor ed = doc.Editor;
7.             Dictionary<RXClass, Type> dic = new Dictionary<RXClass, Type>();
8.                 RXClass rxEntity = RXClass.GetClass(typeof(DBObject));
9.                 foreach (DictionaryEntry e in SystemObjects.ClassDictionary)
10.                 {
11.                     RXClass rxclass = e.Value as RXClass;
12.                     if (rxclass.IsDerivedFrom(rxEntity))
13.                     {
14.                         RXObject rxo = rxclass.Create();
15.                         if (rxo != null)
16.                         {
17.                             dic.Add(rxclass, rxo.GetType());
18.                         }
19.  
20.                     }
21.                 }
22.                 using (StreamWriter tw = new StreamWriter(@"C:\Testing\rxDbotypes.txt"))
23.                 {
24.                     foreach (var de in dic)
25.                     {
26.                         tw.WriteLine("{0,-45:D} -------- {1,-45:D}", de.Key.Name, de.Value.Name);
27.                     }
28.                 }
29.        
30.         }
31.  
32.         [CommandMethod("RxclassTypesEnt")]
33.         public void RxclassTypesEnt()
34.         {
35.             Document doc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
36.             Database db = doc.Database;
37.             Editor ed = doc.Editor;
38.             Dictionary<RXClass, Type> dic = new Dictionary<RXClass, Type>();
39.             RXClass rxEntity = RXClass.GetClass(typeof(Entity));
40.             foreach (DictionaryEntry e in SystemObjects.ClassDictionary)
41.             {
42.                 RXClass rxclass = e.Value as RXClass;
43.                 if (rxclass.IsDerivedFrom(rxEntity))
44.                 {
45.                     RXObject rxo = rxclass.Create();
46.                     if (rxo != null)
47.                     {
48.                         dic.Add(rxclass, rxo.GetType());
49.                     }
50.                    
51.                    
52.                 }
53.             }
54.             using (StreamWriter tw = new StreamWriter(@"C:\Testing\rxEnttypes.txt"))
55.             {
56.                 foreach (var de in dic)
57.                 {
58.                     tw.WriteLine("{0,-45:D} -------- {1,-45:D}", de.Key.Name, de.Value.Name);
59.                 }
60.             }
61.         }
62.  

Results are very Impish

 AbsToolsDbFabrication                         -------- ImpCurve                                     
AbsToolsDbHanger                              -------- ImpCurve                                     
AcAecCamera                                   -------- ImpEntity                                   
AcDb2dPolyline                                -------- Polyline2d                                   
AcDb2dVertex                                  -------- Vertex2d                                     
AcDb2LineAngularDimension                     -------- LineAngularDimension2                       
AcDb3dPolyline                                -------- Polyline3d                                   
AcDb3dPolylineVertex                          -------- PolylineVertex3d                             
AcDb3dSolid                                   -------- Solid3d                                     
AcDb3PointAngularDimension                    -------- Point3AngularDimension               
...........       

rxDbotypes.txt created from DBObject filter
rxEnttypes.txt created from Entity filter
 
 

[Andrey Bushman]

I rewrote my code and supplied this with detailed comments. In the same place, in comments, I specified the questions. Respond me on them, please.

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1. using System;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3. using System.Linq;
4. using System.Text;
5. using System.Collections;
6. using acad = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application;
7. using AcApp = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices;
8. using AcDb = Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices;
9. using AcEd = Autodesk.AutoCAD.EditorInput;
10. using AcRtm = Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime;
11.  
12. [assembly: AcRtm.CommandClass(typeof(Testing.Class1))]
13.  
14. namespace Testing {
15.  
16.         public class Class1 {
17.  
18.                 //In this method code I try to create dictionary, which for every RXClass contains according it wrapper type.
19.                 //
20.                 //The error occurs after a while after cmd was finished:
21.                 //FATAL ERROR:  Unhandled Access Violation Reading 0x0008 Exception at 63972160h
22.                 //
23.                 //QUESTION: Why I get it error?
24.                 [AcRtm.CommandMethod("cmd")]
25.                 public void Cmd() {
26.                         AcApp.Document doc = acad.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
27.                         AcDb.Database db = doc.Database;
28.                         AcEd.Editor ed = doc.Editor;
29.  
30.                         //target dictionary
31.                         Dictionary<AcRtm.RXClass, Type> mngTypeDict = new Dictionary<AcRtm.RXClass, Type>();
32.  
33.                         //errors log
34.                         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
35.  
36.                         //It is necessary to exclude some types from processing, differently we will receive the errors:
37.                         //Error message:
38.                         //INTERNAL ERROR:  !dbAnnotationScaleCollectioni.cpp@546: eNullEntityPointer
39.                         //or
40.                         //INTERNAL ERROR:  !dbAnnotationScaleCollectioni.cpp@37: eNullObjectPointer
41.                         //
42.                         //QUESTION: Why I get it errors?
43.                         String[] types = new String[] { "AcDbAnnotationScaleCollection", "AcDbAnnotationScaleCollectionIterator" };
44.  
45.                         foreach (DictionaryEntry item in AcRtm.SystemObjects.ClassDictionary) {
46.                                 AcRtm.RXClass rxClass = null;
47.                                 Type type = null;
48.                                 try {
49.                                         if (item.Value != null) {
50.                                                 rxClass = (AcRtm.RXClass)item.Value;
51.                                                 if (!types.Contains(rxClass.Name)) {
52.                                                         //I use such code:
53.                                                         AcRtm.RXObject rxObj = rxClass.Create();
54.                                                         type = rxObj.GetType();
55.  
56.                                                         //But I can't use such code, because AutoCAD right there will finish the operation without the error message:
57.                                                         //using (AcRtm.RXObject rxObj = rxClass.Create()) {
58.                                                         //    type = rxObj.GetType();
59.                                                         //}
60.                                                         //
61.                                                         //QUESTION: Why I get it error?
62.                                                 }
63.                                         }
64.                                         else {
65.                                                 sb.AppendLine(String.Format("{0} key value is null.", item.Key));
66.                                         }
67.                                 }
68.                                 catch (Exception ex) {
69.                                         if (rxClass != null)
70.                                                 sb.AppendLine(String.Format("Can't to create instance of {0}. Error: {1}", rxClass.Name, ex.Message));
71.                                 }
72.                         }
73.                 }
74.  
75.                 //I try to find instances of "AcDbAnnotationScaleCollection" or "AcDbAnnotationScaleCollectionIterator"
76.                 //
77.                 //QUESTION: Why I can't find it?
78.                 [AcRtm.CommandMethod("cmd2")]
79.                 public void Cmd2() {
80.                         AcApp.Document doc = acad.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
81.                         AcDb.Database db = doc.Database;
82.                         AcEd.Editor ed = doc.Editor;
83.                         //I use such array, like in Cmd method:
84.                         String[] types = new String[] { "AcDbAnnotationScaleCollection", "AcDbAnnotationScaleCollectionIterator" };
85.  
86.                         using (AcDb.Transaction tr = db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction()) {
87.                                 //I execute iteration on all database objects:
88.                                 for (long i = db.BlockTableId.Handle.Value; i < db.Handseed.Value; i++) {
89.                                         AcDb.ObjectId id = AcDb.ObjectId.Null;
90.                                         AcDb.DBObject dbObj = null;
91.                                         Type type = null;
92.                                         AcDb.Handle h = new AcDb.Handle(i);
93.                                         bool result = db.TryGetObjectId(h, out id);
94.  
95.                                         //But I can't find instances of "AcDbAnnotationScaleCollection" or "AcDbAnnotationScaleCollectionIterator":
96.                                         //the condition is never executed.
97.                                         if (result && id.IsValid && !id.IsNull && types.Contains(id.ObjectClass.Name)) {
98.                                                 dbObj = tr.GetObject(id, AcDb.OpenMode.ForRead);
99.                                                 type = dbObj.GetType();
100.                                         }
101.                                 }
102.                                 tr.Abort();
103.                         }
104.                 }
105.         }
106. }
107.  

[Andrey Bushman]

rxDbotypes.txt created from DBObject filter
rxEnttypes.txt created from Entity filter

Yes, this is an interesting decision, thanks. But if there is a filter, then it means, what are eliminated some types and consequently we receive not complete result.