ILibraryAssetProxy Class Reference

#include <ILibraryAssetProxy.h>

Public Types
enum	UserType {   kImageType, kEPSType, kPDFType, kGeometryType,   kPageType, kTextType, kStructureType, kInDesignFileType }

Public Member Functions
virtual void	Update ()=0
virtual LibraryAssetID	GetID () const =0
virtual PMString	GetName () const =0
virtual GlobalTime	GetCreationTime () const =0
virtual UserType	GetUserType () const =0
virtual AGMImageRecord *	GetThumbnailImage ()=0
virtual ILibraryAsset *	QueryActualAsset () const =0
virtual void	PurgeMemory () const =0

Detailed Description

Library Panel's cache of information about a library asset.

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum ILibraryAssetProxy::UserType

What type an asset is. Determined by a heuristic algorithm, and ca be reassigned by the user. Do not change the order of the items in this enum, or logic that handles the dropdown menu will break.

Enumerator
kImageType	Asset is an image
kEPSType	Asset is an EPS
kPDFType	Asset is a PDF
kGeometryType	Asset is a non-placed graphic pageitem (line, box, oval...)
kPageType	Asset is an entire page of items
kTextType	Asset is a textframe
kStructureType	Asset is an item from the structure panel
kInDesignFileType	Asset is a placed InDesign file

Member Function Documentation

virtual GlobalTime ILibraryAssetProxy::GetCreationTime ( ) const

pure virtual

Get the creation time (and date) of the asset.

Returns

the timestamp for the asset's creation

virtual LibraryAssetID ILibraryAssetProxy::GetID ( ) const

pure virtual

Get the ID number of this asset.

Returns

the LibraryAssetID for the asset

virtual PMString ILibraryAssetProxy::GetName ( ) const

pure virtual

Get the asset's name.

Returns

the name given the asset

virtual AGMImageRecord* ILibraryAssetProxy::GetThumbnailImage ( )

pure virtual

Get a pointer to the asset's thumbnail image.

Returns

pointer to AGMImageRecord for the thumbnail

virtual UserType ILibraryAssetProxy::GetUserType ( ) const

pure virtual

Get the asset's User Type. NOTE: User Type is just for user classification. It may or may not be accurate.

Returns

the UserType given the asset

virtual void ILibraryAssetProxy::PurgeMemory ( ) const

pure virtual

Free any memory associated with cached values.

virtual ILibraryAsset* ILibraryAssetProxy::QueryActualAsset ( ) const

pure virtual

Query the actual asset this proxy points to.

Returns

ILibraryAsset pointer for the asset. Caller must Release.

virtual void ILibraryAssetProxy::Update ( )

pure virtual

Updates the state of the proxy to reflect any changes made to the actual asset.