VCOM:VectorWorks:IFCLib:IIFCSupport::IFC GetEntityProp

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Description

namespace VectorWorks::IFCLib

Member of IIFCSupport

Returns the property value of an entity property.

VCOMError IFC_GetEntityProp(
               MCObjectHandle    hObject,
               const TXString&   strIfcPropName,
               TXString&         strIfcPropValue,
               short&            iType);

Parameters

hObject		MCObjectHandle		Handle to object.
strIfcPropName		TXString		Property name.
strIfcPropValue		TXString		Returns the property value.
iType		short		Retruns the property type. Possible values: UNKNOWN(0), IDENTIFIER(1), DOUBLE(2); BOOLEAN(3); INTEGER(4); NUMBER(5); LOGICAL(6); STRING(7); ENUMERATION(8); SELECT(9)

Return Value

Uses standard VCOM Error Reporting.

Return value meaning:

kVCOMError_NotInitialized		Bad VCOM instance used to call the fuction.
kVCOMError_Failed		Routine failed.
kVCOMError_NoError		Routine succeeded.

Remarks

Note that this function returns only property values from entities. For values from Property Sets please use IFC_GetPsetProp.

Note that this function will return a value only if there is an attached IFC record to the objects. If you want to have the IFC Data Mapping value for the property returned, please use IFC_GetEntityProp2.

Use this function via global pointer gIFC.

Version

Available from: Vectorworks 2008.

See Also

IIFCSupport::GetIFCProperty

[[VCOM:VectorWorks:IFCLib:IIFCSupport::GetIFCProperty|IIFCSupport::GetIFCProperty]]