Using Programming Languages other than VBA

Sub Example_BackgroundFill()
   ' This example creates a circle and an MText object, and masks part of the 
   ' circle with the MText object

	'Draw a circle
	Dim circleObj As AcadCircle
	Dim CircleReference(0 To 2) As Double
	Dim radius As Double
	CircleReference(0) = 0
	CircleReference(1) = 0
	CircleReference(2) = 0
	radius = 5
	Set circleObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddCircle(CircleReference, radius)
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	MsgBox ("A circle has been drawn.")

	'Create an MText object with the BackgroundFill property set to True
	Dim MTextObj As AcadMText
	Dim width As Double
	Dim text As String
	width = 10
	text = "This is the text for the MText object"
	Set MTextObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddMText(CircleReference, width, text)
	MTextObj.BackgroundFill = True
	ZoomAll

End Sub