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GetObjectType
This method retrieves the object type.
Introduced with Arbortext IsoView 7.1.
Syntax
GetObjectTypeobjID
Parameters:
objID
Defines the ID of the object as BSTR
Return Values:
This method returns a string that identifies the object type. Some examples are listed below. The object types available depend on the current DTD (Document Type Definition).
String
Object Type
grobject
Graphic object
gmode
Group
layer
Layer
para
Paragraph
subpara
Subparagraph (fragment of text within para object)
strType = GetObjectType( 'id(obj_1)' );