Gets an object or subentity interactively.

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Signature

object.GetSubEntity Object, PickedPoint, TransMatrix, ContextData[, Prompt]

Object

Utility
The object or objects this method applies to.

Object

Object; output-only
The picked object or subentity. Can be one of any of the Drawing Objects.

PickedPoint

Variant (three-element array of doubles); output-only
A 3D WCS coordinate specifying the point that was selected.

TransMatrix

Variant (4x4 array of doubles); output-only
The translation matrix applied to this entity.

ContextData

Variant (array of longs); output-only
An array of object IDs for any nested objects in the selected object.

Prompt

Variant (string); input-only; optional
The text to display to prompt the user for input.

Remarks

This method requires the AutoCAD user to select an object by picking a point on the graphics screen. If an object or subentity is picked, it is returned in the first parameter, and the second parameter will contain the point picked in WCS coordinates. If the pick point is not on an object the method will fail.

This method can retrieve an object even if it is not visible on the screen or if it is on a frozen layer.