IFC_GetIFCEntity.md

IFC_GetIFCEntity

Description

This function gets IFC entity name for the given object.

FUNCTION IFC_GetIFCEntity(
				hObject        : HANDLE;
				VAR outStrName : STRING): BOOLEAN;

def vs.IFC_GetIFCEntity(hObject):
    return (BOOLEAN, outStrName)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
hObject	HANDLE	Handle to object
outStrName	STRING	Name of the IFC entity

Examples

Try to get the IFC entity name for the given object:

VectorScript

PROCEDURE Test;
VAR
	strName : STRING;
	hObject : HANDLE;
	ok : BOOLEAN;
begin
	hObject := FSActLayer;
	ok := IFC_GetIFCEntity(hObject, strName);
	AlrtDialog(strName);
end;

Run(Test);

Python

hObject = vs.FSActLayer()
ok, strName = vs.IFC_GetIFCEntity(hObject)
vs.AlrtDialog(strName)

Version

Availability: from Vectorworks 2014

Category

• IFC