RetrieveSymbolDefItem Interface need using demo

[元杨_10712694]

Version:Creo Parametric 5.0.6.0 OTK C++

Description: I tried a lot of combination of using RetrieveSymbolDefItem method but they seems don't get the right object.For example I'm using it like this :

pfcDetailSymbolDefItem_ptr pDefSymDefItem = pOwner->RetrieveSymbolDefItem("circlerevice.sym", pfcDTLSYMDEF_SRC_PATH);

Of course my pro_symbol_dir  is set and the symbol I want to retrieve("circlerevice.sym") is in the directory.I've tried add fullfilepath and change pfcDTLSYMDEF_SRC_PATH to pfcDTLSYMDEF_SRC_SYSTEM along with move symbol file from user defined dir to system symbol dir but the method still doesn't work.Can somebody help me?Thanks a lot. I think it would be better if those API document come with same demo code.

[AH_10565398 · Accepted solution]

Yeah, sample code on these classes and stuff would be VERY nice.  I'm not as familiar with the C++ side, but I'll share my code from weblink/js.  I tried to just include the relevant bits, so apologies if I'm missing anything.

  var session = pfcGetProESession ();
  var drawing = session.CurrentModel;

    var dwgView = seledge.SelView2D;

    var stop = false;
    var point;
    while (!stop)
    {
      var mouse = session.UIGetNextMousePick (pfcCreate ("pfcMouseButton").MouseButton_nil);
      
      if (mouse.SelectedButton == pfcCreate ("pfcMouseButton").MOUSE_BTN_LEFT)
      {
        point = mouse.Position;
        stop = true;
      }
      else
        stop = true;
    }

    var position = pfcCreate ("pfcFreeAttachment").Create (point);
    position.View = dwgView;

var symDef = drawing.RetrieveSymbolDefinition ("flagnote_hex", null, null, true);

var Hexinstrs = pfcCreate ("pfcDetailSymbolInstInstructions").Create (symDef); 
Hexinstrs.ScaledHeight = 8.25;
Hexinstrs.SetGroups(pfcCreate("pfcDetailSymbolGroupOption").DETAIL_SYMBOL_GROUP_ALL , null);
var notenum = flagnote
var varText = pfcCreate ("pfcDetailVariantText").Create("NUM" , notenum);
var varTexts = pfcCreate("pfcDetailVariantTexts");
varTexts.Append(varText);
Hexinstrs.TextValues = varTexts;

var Hexposition = pfcCreate ("pfcFreeAttachment").Create (point);
var HexallAttachments = pfcCreate ("pfcDetailLeaders").Create ();	
HexallAttachments.ItemAttachment = Hexposition;

Hexinstrs.InstAttachment = HexallAttachments;

var symInst = drawing.CreateDetailItem (Hexinstrs);
symInst.Show();

[元杨_10712694]

var symDef = drawing.RetrieveSymbolDefinition ("flagnote_hex", null, null, true);

This line would be instruction of my question.Any way,Thank you very much!

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