cLinkObjGetNameList Method

Retrieves the names of all defined link objects.

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 link object names retrieved by the program.
MyName
Type: SystemString
This is a one-dimensional array of link object 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 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
       Dim Name As String
       Dim NumberNames As  Integer
       Dim MyName() 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)

   'add link object by points
       ret = SapModel.LinkObj.AddByPoint("2", "4", Name)
       ret = SapModel.LinkObj.AddByPoint("1", "5", Name)

   'get link object names
       ret = SapModel.LinkObj.GetNameList(NumberNames, MyName)

   'close ETABS
       EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

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