Application_AddComponent Event

Scope: Schematic editor

Prerequisites: None

You can use the Application_AddComponent event to check a component’s properties before adding it to the schematic. For example, checking if the approved part’s properties exist before instantiating a component can help prevent adding unapproved parts to the schematic.

Usage

Sub Application_AddComponent (ByVal component As Component)

Note:

Component.Continue = FALSE setting cancels the add component function.

Arguments

component: Component. The component to be added to the schematic.

Description

Applies to the Components object (see Components Object). The script calls the event before adding a component to the schematic.

Examples

This event handler sets the visibility of a property and removes a property from the collection:

Function Application_AddComponent(component) 
''' 
  'Add a property 
   	component.Attributes.Add "TEST", "SCRIPTING", TRUE, TRUE, TRUE 
  'set the visibility of a property  
   set attr = component.Attributes.Item("Value")  
   attr.NameVisible = FALSE 
  'Remove a property 
   component.Attributes.Remove("Tolerance")  
  'If the Continue property is TRUE, then the component will be  
  'added to the schematic 
  'If the Continue property is FALSE, then the component is not added 
   Component.Continue = TRUE 
End Function