VCOM:VectorWorks:IFCLib:IIFCSupport::IFC GetEntityProp2

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Description

namespace VectorWorks::IFCLib

Member of IIFCSupport

Returns the property value of an entity property.

VCOMError IFC_GetEntityProp2(
               MCObjectHandle    hObject,
               const TXString&   strIfcPropName,
               TXString&         outStrIfcPropValue,
               short&            iType,
               short&            outMap);

Parameters

hObject		MCObjectHandle		Handle to object.
strIfcPropName		TXString		Property name.
outStrIfcPropValue		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).
outMap		short		Returns the source for the value. Possible values: eNotSet(-1); eFromInstance(0); eFromMapping(1). For more info: IFC Enumerations.

Return Value

Uses standard VCOM Error Reporting.

Return value meaning:

kVCOMError_NoError		The function succeeded. No Error!
kVCOMError_Failed		Routine failed.

Remarks

Note that this function returns only property values from entities. For values from Property Sets please use IFC_GetPsetProp2.

Use this function via global pointer gIFC.

Version

Available from: Vectorworks 2017.

See Also

IFC_GetPsetProp2.

[[VCOM:VectorWorks:IFCLib:IIFCSupport::IFC GetPsetProp2|IFC_GetPsetProp2]].