Operator Reference
get_insert (Operator)
get_insert — Get the current display mode.
Warning
get_insert is obsolete and is only provided for
reasons of backward compatibility.
Signature
get_insert( : : WindowHandle : Mode)
Description
get_insert returns the display mode of the output
window. It is used by operators like disp_region,
disp_line, disp_rectangle1, etc. The mode is
set with set_insert. Possible values for Mode
can be queried with the operator query_insert.
Execution Information
- Multithreading type: reentrant (runs in parallel with non-exclusive operators).
- Multithreading scope: global (may be called from any thread).
- Processed without parallelization.
Parameters
WindowHandle (input_control) window → (handle)
Window handle.
Mode (output_control) string → (string)
Display mode.
Result
get_insert returns 2 (
H_MSG_TRUE)
if the window is valid.
Otherwise an exception is raised.
Possible Predecessors
Possible Successors
See also
set_insert,
query_insert,
disp_region,
disp_line
Module
Foundation