The IDLitParameter::RegisterParameter procedure method registers a parameter with the visualization object. Registered parameters are displayed in the iTool parameter editor dialog, allowing users to interactively assign data values to individual visualization parameters.
Obj->[IDLitParameter::]RegisterParameter, Name [, /BY_VALUE] [, DESCRIPTION=string] [, /INPUT] [, /OPTARGET] [, /OPTIONAL] [, /OUTPUT] [, TYPES=string]
Set this argument to a string specifying the name of the parameter.
Set this keyword to indicate that this parameter is a by-value parameter. If a parameter is marked as by value, when data is associated with it a copy of the data is made and managed by this class.
Set this keyword to a string giving the full name or description of this object.
Set this keyword to indicate that this is an input parameter.
Set this keyword to indicate that this parameter may be the target of any operations.
If this keyword is set, then this parameter is an optional parameter, and it is not required to be set. The default is OPTIONAL=0, indicating that it is required to be set.
Set this keyword to indicate that this is an output parameter.
Set this keyword to a scalar string or string array giving the data types that correspond to this parameter. See iTool Data Types for more on parameter data types.
Introduced: 6.0