InkAnalyzer.GetAlternates Method (Strokes, Int32)

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12/12/2007

Returns up to the specified number of analysis alternates for the specified strokes.

Namespace: Microsoft.Ink
Assembly: Microsoft.Ink.Analysis (in microsoft.ink.analysis.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetAlternates ( _
    strokes As Strokes, _
    maximumAlternates As Integer _
) As AnalysisAlternateCollection
'Usage
Dim instance As InkAnalyzer
Dim strokes As Strokes
Dim maximumAlternates As Integer
Dim returnValue As AnalysisAlternateCollection

returnValue = instance.GetAlternates(strokes, maximumAlternates)

public AnalysisAlternateCollection GetAlternates (
    Strokes strokes,
    int maximumAlternates
)

public:
AnalysisAlternateCollection^ GetAlternates (
    Strokes^ strokes, 
    int maximumAlternates
)

public AnalysisAlternateCollection GetAlternates (
    Strokes strokes, 
    int maximumAlternates
)

public function GetAlternates (
    strokes : Strokes, 
    maximumAlternates : int
) : AnalysisAlternateCollection

Not applicable.

Parameters

strokes
The strokes for which to get analysis alternates.

maximumAlternates
The number of analysis alternates to return.

Return Value

Up to maximumAlternates of the top analysis alternates for strokes.

Remarks

The top alternate is returned as the first alternate of the collection.

The Stroke objects in strokes do not have to represent adjacent areas of the document.

Example

This example gets up to five of the top alternates for the Strokes, theStrokes, associated with the InkAnalyzer, theInkAnalyzer It then adds the recognized strings for the alternates to the System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection, theAlternateStrings.

' Get 5 analysis alternates for the strokes collection and add the
' recognized string to a collection.
theAlternateCollection = Me.theInkAnalyzer.GetAlternates(theStrokes, 5)
theAlternateStrings.Clear()
Dim theAlternate As Microsoft.Ink.AnalysisAlternate
For Each theAlternate In theAlternateCollection
    theAlternateStrings.Add(theAlternate.RecognizedString)
Next theAlternate

// Get 5 analysis alternates for the strokes collection and add the
// recognized string to a collection.
theAlternateCollection = this.theInkAnalyzer.GetAlternates(theStrokes, 5);
theAlternateStrings.Clear();
foreach (Microsoft.Ink.AnalysisAlternate theAlternate
    in theAlternateCollection)
{
    theAlternateStrings.Add(theAlternate.RecognizedString);
}

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0

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