DspAnInfo
- Last UpdatedSep 21, 2026
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Gets information on an AN - the type or state of the animation that is currently displayed.
Syntax
DspAnInfo(nAN, nType)
nAN:
The animation-point number.
nType:
The type of information:
0 - The type of animation currently displayed at the AN. The following is returned:
* 0 - No animation is displayed.
* 1 - Color is displayed.
* 2 - A bar graph is displayed.
* 3 - Text is displayed.
* 4 - A symbol is displayed.
* 5 - AN animation symbol is displayed.
* 6 - A trend is displayed.
* 7 - A button is displayed.
* 8 - A slider is displayed.
* 9 - A plot is displayed.
1 - The state of the animation currently displayed. If color is displayed, the color is returned. If a bar graph, trend, or symbol is displayed, the bar, trend, or symbol name is returned. If text is displayed, the font handle is returned.
2 - The value of the text or the name of a button at the given AN point is returned.
3 - The type of animation currently displayed at the AN for Mode 0 plus the following:
* 10 - Rich Edit
* 11 - Bitmap
* 12 - Straight Line
* 13 - Free hand Line
* 14 - Rectangle
* 15 - Ellipse
* 16 - Spark
* 17 - Group
* 18 - Windows Meta File
* 19 - Poly Line
* 20 - Dynamic object
* 21 - Pipe
* 22 - Symbol Set
* 23 - OCX
* 24 - Basic AN
* 25 - Number
* 26 - Advanced AN
* 27 - Keyboard AN
* 28 - Sizemove AN
* 29 - Touch AN
Return Value
The animation information, which depends on the type passed argument, as described above, as a string.
Related Functions
Example
IF DspAnInfo(25,0) = "1" THEN
/* If color on AN 25, then get the color */
col = DspAnInfo(25,1);
END