ITextRange2::Linearize method (tom.h)

Translates the built-up math, ruby, and other inline objects in this range to linearized form.

Syntax

HRESULT Linearize(
  [in] long Flags
);

Parameters

[in] Flags

Type: long

A combination of the following flags.

tomMathAlphabetics

tomMathBuildDownOutermost

tomMathBuildUpArgOrZone

tomMathRemoveOutermost

tomPlain

tomTeX

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. If the method fails, it returns one of the following COM error codes. For more information about COM error codes, see Error Handling in COM.

Remarks

If the linearization is successful, the originally selected range is replaced by the linearized version.

If the tomMathRemoveOutermost or tomMathBuildDownOutermost build down mode is specified, the build down operation can be affected by the tomMathChangeMask values.

The main purpose of these build-down modes is to facilitate transformations of the build-up math object as exposed by math context menus.

For example, to convert a stacked fraction to a linear fraction as in (a+b/c)/(u+x/y)→((a+b/c))⁄((u+x/y)), parentheses must be inserted; otherwise, you get a transformation that looks incorrect, as in (a+b/c)/(u+x/y)→(a+b/c)⁄(u+x/y), even though internally the linear fraction still has the original numerator and denominator.

The build-down process automatically inserts the parentheses, because the linear format for this case has parentheses, and the special change is made to replace the stacked-fraction operator U+002F by the linear fraction operator U+2215. Build up doesn't discard the parentheses for U+2215, but it does for U+002F.

Requirements

See also

ITextRange2

ITextRange2::BuildUpMath