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About This Guide
The Creo Schematics API Guide describes the concepts and details of the Creo Schematics API.
This guide is designed to help programmers learn and use the Application Programmer’s Interface (API) quickly and productively. Java is not installed with the installation of the Creo Schematics application. You can use your existing installation of Java. PTC recommends Java version 11 (64 bit version) to compile your Java files, use the JDK of that version.
To use the API effectively, you should be familiar with:
• Your workstation and the operating system
• Creo Schematics
• Java
Organization of the Guide
Each API package is documented in a separate chapter. Each chapter contains an overview of the package, hierarchy of all the classes, and detailed information about the classes, interfaces, exceptions, and errors.
For each class or interface, the following information is documented:
• Description of the class or interface.
• Declarations of the class or interface.
• Hierarchical diagram.
• Direct known subclasses and subinterfaces.
• Details of constructors, methods, and fields. Details include description, declaration, and return values.
• Methods inherited from other classes.
Technical Support
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http://support.ptc.com/appserver/support/csguide/csguide.jsp
You must have a Service Contract Number (SCN) before you can receive assisted technical support. If you do not have a service contract number please contact PTC Customer Care by clicking the Contact tab on the Customer Support Guide page.
Documentation for PTC Products
PTC provides documentation in the following forms:
• Help topics
• PDF books
You can find PDF files of all documents in the Books section of the Help Center, on the product CD-ROM, or on the PTC Web site. On the Web site, choose the product or document type:
www.ptc.com/appserver/cs/doc/refdoc.jsp
Feedback to Documentation
PTC welcomes your suggestions and comments on its documentation—send comments to the following address:
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Please include the name of the application and its release number with your comments. For online books, provide the book title.
Documentation Conventions
PTC documentation uses the following conventions:
Convention
Item
Example
Bold
Names of elements in the user interface such as buttons, menu paths, and dialog box titles.
Required elements and keywords or characters in syntax formats.
Click OK. Select File > Save. License File dialog box.
create_<tablename>.sql
Italic
Variable and user-defined elements in syntax formats. Angle brackets (< and >) enclose individual elements.
create_<tablename>.sql
Monospace
Examples
Messages
JavaGen “wt.doc.*” F true
Processing completed.
“Quotation marks”
Strings
The string “UsrSCM” . . .