cGridSysGetNameList Method

Retrieves the names of all defined grid systems.

Namespace:  ETABS2016
Assembly:  ETABS2016 (in ETABS2016.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Syntax
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int GetNameList(
	ref int NumberNames,
	ref string[] MyName
)

Parameters

NumberNames
Type: SystemInt32
The number of grid system names retrieved by the program.
MyName
Type: SystemString
This is a one-dimensional array of grid system names. The MyName array is created as a dynamic, zero-based, array by the API user:

Dim MyName() as String

The array is dimensioned to (NumberNames – 1) inside the ETABS program, filled with the names, and returned to the API user.

Return Value

Type: Int32
Returns zero if the names are successfully retrieved, otherwise it returns nonzero.
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()

'create steel deck template model
   ret = SapModel.File.NewSteelDeck(4, 12, 12, 4, 4, 24, 24)

'define new grid system
   ret = SapModel.GridSys.SetGridSys("GridSysA", 1000, 1000, 0, 0, 0, 0)

'get grid system names
   ret = SapModel.GridSys.GetNameList(NumberNames, MyName)

'close ETABS
   EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

'clean up variables
   SapModel = Nothing
   EtabsObject = Nothing

End Sub
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