SolidFill Example [ActiveX and VBA Reference: AAR]

SolidFill Example

Sub Example_SolidFill()
    ' This example reads and modifies the preference value which controls
    ' whether multilines, traces, solids, all hatches (including solid-fill)
    ' and wide polylines are filled in.
    '
    ' When finished, this example resets the preference value back to
    ' it's original value.
    
    Dim ACADPref As AcadDatabasePreferences
    Dim originalValue As Variant, newValue As Variant
    
    ' Get the user preferences object
    Set ACADPref = ThisDrawing.preferences
    
    ' Read and display the original value
    originalValue = ACADPref.SolidFill
    MsgBox "The SolidFill preference is set to: " & originalValue

    ' Modify the SolidFill preference by toggling the value
    ACADPref.SolidFill = Not (ACADPref.SolidFill)
    newValue = ACADPref.SolidFill
    MsgBox "The SolidFill preference has been set to: " & newValue

    ' Reset the preference back to it's original value
    '
    ' * Note: Comment out this last section to leave the change to
    '         this preference in effect
    ACADPref.SolidFill = originalValue
    MsgBox "The SolidFill preference was reset back to: " & originalValue
End Sub