cAreaObjGetProperty Method

Retrieves the area property assigned to an area object.

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

Parameters

Name
Type: SystemString
The name of a defined area object.
PropName
Type: SystemString
The name of the area property assigned to the area object. This item is None if no area property is assigned to the area object.

Return Value

Type: Int32
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

'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 property
   ret = SapModel.AreaObj.GetProperty("1", PropName)

'close ETABS
   EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

'clean up variables
   SapModel = Nothing
   EtabsObject = Nothing

End Sub
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