MKI_GroupFastInsert (Entity Creation) Changed in Version 2022.2

C++ Syntax

MKI_ENTITY_GROUP_PTR

MKI_GroupFastInsert(

 MKI_CONST_ENTITY_PTR f_pRefEntity );

This procedure terminates a currently opened provisional group (see MKI_GroupOpen) and inserts it to a provisional block or to the current drawing (in that order).

Parameters

RefEntity New in Version 2022.2

[MKI_CONST_ENTITY_PTR] Address of a reference entity behind which the group shall be inserted. If RefEntity is nullptr, the group is appended at the end.

Return Value

Returns the address of the new group if it was successfully inserted. Returns nullptr if the insertion was not successful, normally due to insufficient memory.

Regardless of the result, the provisional group is closed afterwards (either because it was not open to start with, or because it was just closed before trying to insert it).

Comment

This procedure is a kind of macro that executes steps similar to the following code segment:

MKI_GroupAddEnd();

MKI_ENTITY_GROUP_PTR pNewEntity = MKI_GroupInsert( f_pRefEntity );

MKI_GroupClose();

return( pNewEntity );

This causes the provisional group to be terminated, initialized and then inserted to the current drawing. Afterwards, it is closed. For a detailed description, see the referenced procedure's descriptions.

If possible, you should use this command instead of calling the separate procedures to increase speed and to reduce code size.