cFrameObjGetSection Method

Retrieves the frame section property assigned to a frame object.

Namespace:  ETABS2016
Assembly:  ETABS2016 (in ETABS2016.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Syntax
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int GetSection(
	string Name,
	ref string PropName,
	ref string SAuto
)

Parameters

Name
Type: SystemString
The name of a defined frame object.
PropName
Type: SystemString
If no auto select list is assigned to the frame object, this is the name of the frame section property assigned to the frame object. If an auto select list is assigned to the frame object, this is the name of the frame section property, within the auto select list, which is currently being used as the analysis property for the frame object. If this item is None, no frame section property is assigned to the frame object.
SAuto
Type: SystemString
This is the name of the auto select list assigned to the frame object, if any. If this item is returned as a blank string, no auto select list is assigned to the frame object.

Return Value

Type: Int32
Returns zero if the frame object property is successfully retrieved, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.
Remarks
Examples
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Public Sub Example()
   Dim SapModel As cSapModel
   Dim EtabsObject As cOAPI
   Dim ret As Integer = -1
   Dim PropName As String
   Dim SAuto 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 frame section property
   ret = SapModel.FrameObj.GetSection("3", PropName, SAuto)

'close ETABS
   EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

'clean up variables
   SapModel = Nothing
   EtabsObject = Nothing

End Sub
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