cPropMaterialDelete Method

Deletes a specified material property.

Namespace:  ETABS2016
Assembly:  ETABS2016 (in ETABS2016.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Syntax
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int Delete(
	string Name
)

Parameters

Name
Type: SystemString
The name of an existing material property.

Return Value

Type: Int32
returns zero if the material property is successfully deleted; otherwise it returns a nonzero value. It returns an error if the specified material property can not be deleted, for example, if it is being used in a section property.
Remarks
Examples
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Public Sub Example()
       Dim SapModel As cSapModel
       Dim EtabsObject As cOAPI
       Dim ret As Integer = -1

   '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()

   'add ASTM A706 rebar material
       ret = SapModel.PropMaterial.AddQuick(Name, eMatType.Rebar, , , , , eMatTypeRebar.ASTM_A706)

   'delete material
       ret = SapModel.PropMaterial.Delete(Name)

   'close ETABS
       EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

   'clean up variables
       SapModel = Nothing
       EtabsObject = Nothing
   End Sub
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