IPageLayoutControl2.LocateFrontElement Method

Locates an element at the given page co-ordinates. If more than one element is at the location the element nearest the front is returned.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function LocateFrontElement ( _
    ByVal pageX As Double, _
    ByVal pageY As Double, _
    [ByVal Tolerance As Double] _
) As IElement

[C#]
public IElement LocateFrontElement (
    double pageX,
    double pageY,
    double Tolerance
);

[C++]
HRESULT LocateFrontElement(
  double pageX,
  double pageY,
  double Tolerance,
  IElement** element
);

[C++]
Parameters
pageX [in]
  pageX is a parameter of type double
pageY [in]
  pageY is a parameter of type double
Tolerance [in, optional, defaultvalue(0)]
  Tolerance is a parameter of type double
element [out, retval]
  element is a parameter of type IElement

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Description

LocateFrontElement is typically used within the IPageLayoutControlEvents::OnMouseDown event to retrieve an element at the given page coordinates. If more than one element exists at the given page coordinates, the element located at the front is returned.

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