Bases of the data types

The interface between Moskito and the use programmer works with Handles of different types. In the data bank exist as types the data bank, segments, objects, plans, line trains, elements and points. The data bank is built up hierarchically. As the uppermost level the data bank exists on the type PROOT, in this data bank there are different segments of the type PSEGMENT. The segments contain plans of the type PPLANS. Every plan is a rectangular cutting of the co-ordinate level. Segments contain furthermore objects, the real geometrical information of the type POBJECT. Every object can be assigned to a plan. In the objects elements are arranged. Elements have a common type PELEMENT, however, are divided according to her kind again into different types: PSTRING_ELEMENT, PTEXT_ELEMENT, etc.