cPropTendonChangeName Method

Changes the name of an existing tendon property.

Namespace:  ETABS2016
Assembly:  ETABS2016 (in ETABS2016.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Syntax
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int ChangeName(
	string Name,
	string NewName
)

Parameters

Name
Type: SystemString
The existing name of a defined tendon property.
NewName
Type: SystemString
The new name for the tendon property.

Return Value

Type: Int32
Returns zero if the new name is successfully applied; 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 Name 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 tendon material
       ret = SapModel.PropMaterial.AddQuick(Name, eMatType.Tendon, , , , , , eMatTypeTendon.ASTM_A416Gr270)

   'set new tendon property
       ret = SapModel.PropTendon.SetProp("T1", Name, 1, 2.25)

   'change name of tendon property
       ret = SapModel.PropTendon.ChangeName("T1", "MyTendon")    

   'close ETABS
       EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

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