entityName AND OBJECTName

HI,

what is the difference between entityName AND OBJECTName.

why i cannot find entityName in Developer Help.

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REGARDS

 

Youngun,

EntityName specifies the name of an entity.

The entity name is equivalent to the class name of the object. When querying AutoCAD objects, use the EntityType property. When querying custom objects, if no EntityType has been provided, you can use this property to identify the entity.

Hope this helps.

Good luck,

Bob Coward
CADS, Inc

800-366-0946

 

EntityType = Returns the entity type of the object as an integer.
EntityName = Returns the class name of the object.
ObjectName = Gets the AutoCAD class name of the object.
As EntityType & EntityName are hidden members I would avoid them.
Also see the posts by Bobby C. Jones & Tony Tanzillo in this thead http://discussion.autodesk.com/thread.jspa?messageID=387042 for info on the use of the TypeOf clause.

Regards - Nathan

 

Thanks for your replies.

1.in autocad developer help there are, for instance "VBA object name:
AcadDim3PointAngular " ,why sometimes they are different from entityname ,
where can i get a list ,about them.

2.when I make a angular dimention,and the objectname is called
,AcDb2LineAngularDimension.

i wouldlike to know what the VBA object name of the object is .

thank you

http://discussion.autodesk.com/thread.jspa?messageID=387042 for info on the
use of the TypeOf clause.

 

I use the TypeOf clause that way intellisence allows me to chose the type of object. As I finish typeing 'Is' in the following example I get a list of objects to choose.
**EXAMPLE**
For Each objEnt In objsset
If TypeOf objEnt Is AcadText Then

ElseIf TypeOf objEnt Is AcadLWPolyline Then

ElseIf TypeOf objEnt Is AcadPoint Then

End If
Next objEnt
**END EXAMPLE**

Regards - Nathan

 

thanks,

but the AcadLine 's typename is IAcadLine ,WHY.

THANKS A LOT.

of object. As I finish typeing 'Is' in the following example I get a list of
objects to choose.

 

may i ask one more question ,how to get the all property one time.

(i want to put them all in a listbox.)
thank you

 

I may say this wrong but I understood from a recent post by Tony Tanzillo -
to whom is due my eternal gratitude for all his sharing and teaching here -
that the typename IAcadLine (stands for Interface) is the base Interface -
the properties / methods which are exposed by that interface. The AcadLine
is a class which implements that Interface. Other classes(custom classes)
could also implement that interface in its' own unique way.
not sure the dif between AcDbAcadLine and AcadLine
IAcadLine - Interface name
AcDbAcadLine - Class name?
AcadLine - Class name?

no way I know to 'iterate' the properties
you have to learn them from the docs/intellisense/objectbrowser/study etc
then you can populate your listbox with whichever ones you want to.

in addition to Nathans if else if approach you can use a select case
I don't know if there is anything wrong with using select case True or not
but it works
Sub test()
Dim oent As AcadEntity, vp As Variant, srpt As String

ThisDrawing.Utility.GetEntity oent, vp, "pick"
srpt = "Typename: " & TypeName(oent) & vbCrLf & _
"Objectname: " & oent.ObjectName

Select Case True
Case Is = TypeOf oent Is Acad3DSolid
srpt = srpt & vbCrLf & "TypeOf: Acad3DSolid"
Case Is = TypeOf oent Is AcadLine
srpt = srpt & vbCrLf & "TypeOf: AcadLine"
Case Is = TypeOf oent Is AcadCircle
srpt = srpt & vbCrLf & "TypeOf: AcadCircle"
Case Is = TypeOf oent Is AcadLWPolyline
srpt = srpt & vbCrLf & "TypeOf: AcadLWPolyline"
Case Else
srpt = srpt & vbCrLf & "TypeOf: other"
End Select

MsgBox srpt
End Sub

 

Don't know if it's available in VBA, but in VB I use the TypeLib Information
(TLBinf32.dll)

Dim TLInf As TypeLibInfo
Set TLInf = TypeLibInfoFromFile("complete path and name of your tlb file
here")

 

Thanks Jorge, there has been a few time that would have been very handy for me.
Regards - Nathan

 

Hi Jorge,

Have you got any examples you can share? I can use the GetMembersDirect method to fill a dialog with the members of a specific member. What I can not work out is whether a member is a Property or Method or whether a member is readonly.

Regards - Nathan

 

Better yet, this is the link where you can download the complete help file
including code samples.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=224331


--
Saludos, Ing. Jorge Jimenez, SICAD S.A., Costa Rica

method to fill a dialog with the members of a specific member. What I can
not work out is whether a member is a Property or Method or whether a member
is readonly.

 

Thanks Jorge, I had found that and have been using it but don't find it the best help. I will keep looking at it and should find what I am looking for soon enough.
Regards - Nathan