Retrieves the property type for the specified area property.
Namespace: ETABS2015Assembly: ETABS2015 (in ETABS2015.dll) Version: 15.0.0.0 (15.0.0.0)
int GetTypeOAPI(
string Name,
ref int PropType
)
Function GetTypeOAPI ( _
Name As String, _
ByRef PropType As Integer _
) As Integer
int GetTypeOAPI(
String^ Name,
int% PropType
)
Parameters
- Name
- Type:
System String
The name of an existing area property.
- PropType
- Type: System Int32
This is 1, 2 or 3, indicating the type of area property.
| Value | Type |
|---|
| 1 | Shell |
| 2 | Plane |
| 3 | Asolid |
Return Value
Returns zero if the type is successfully retrieved; otherwise it returns nonzero.
Plane and Asolid area properties are not supported in ETABS.
Public Sub Example()
Dim SapModel As cSapModel
Dim EtabsObject As cOAPI
Dim ret As Integer = -1
Dim PropType As Integer
EtabsObject = CreateObject("CSI.ETABS.API.ETABSObject")
ret = EtabsObject.ApplicationStart()
SapModel = EtabsObject.SapModel
ret = SapModel.InitializeNewModel()
ret = SapModel.File.NewSteelDeck(4,12,12,4,4,24,24)
ret = SapModel.PropArea.GetTypeOAPI("SLAB1", PropType)
EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)
SapModel = Nothing
EtabsObject = Nothing
End SubPublic Sub Example()
Dim SapModel As cSapModel
Dim EtabsObject As cOAPI
Dim ret As Integer = -1
Dim PropType As Integer
'create ETABS object
EtabsObject = CreateObject("CSI.ETABS.API.ETABSObject")
'start ETABS application
ret = EtabsObject.ApplicationStart()
'create SapModel object
SapModel = EtabsObject.SapModel
'initialize model
ret = SapModel.InitializeNewModel()
'create steel deck template model
ret = SapModel.File.NewSteelDeck(4,12,12,4,4,24,24)
'get area property type
ret = SapModel.PropArea.GetTypeOAPI("SLAB1", PropType)
'close ETABS
EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)
'clean up variables
SapModel = Nothing
EtabsObject = Nothing
End Sub