cPointObjGetNameFromLabel Method

Retrieves the unique name of a point object, given the label and story level

Namespace:  ETABS2016
Assembly:  ETABS2016 (in ETABS2016.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Syntax
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int GetNameFromLabel(
	string Label,
	string Story,
	ref string Name
)

Parameters

Label
Type: SystemString
The point object label
Story
Type: SystemString
The point object story level
Name
Type: SystemString
The unique name of the point object

Return Value

Type: Int32
Returns zero if the data is successfully retrieved, otherwise it returns nonzero.
Remarks
Examples
VB
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Public Sub Example()
   Dim SapModel As cSapModel
   Dim EtabsObject As cOAPI
   Dim ret As Integer = -1
   Dim NumberNames As Integer
   Dim Name As String

'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 object data
   ret = SapModel.PointObj.GetNameFromLabel("C1", "Story4", Name)

'close ETABS
   EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

'clean up variables
   SapModel = Nothing
   EtabsObject = Nothing

End Sub
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