Eplan Platform API
Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.MasterData Namespace / Symbol Class
Members

Symbol Class
This class represents a symbol from a symbol library of a given project.
Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.StorableObject
      Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.MasterData.Symbol

Syntax
[DefaultMember("Item")]
public class Symbol : Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.StorableObject 
Public Constructors
 NameDescription
Public ConstructorOverloaded.   
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Public Properties
 NameDescription
Public PropertyReturns an array of objects cross-referenced with this object (i.e. having the same name - in case of functions - or otherwise associated) (Inherited from Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.StorableObject)
Public PropertyReturns the project as number. The number is unique for all open projects in one session. The number changes when the project is closed and opened again. (Inherited from Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.StorableObject)
Public Property

Determines if the the StorableObject is locked.

The StorableObject is locked when it was explicitly or implicitly locked.

(Inherited from Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.StorableObject)
Public PropertyDetermines if StorableObject is read-only (Inherited from Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.StorableObject)
Public Property

Determines if the the StorableObject is transient.

The StorableObject is transient when it was created by default constructor and:

it is a Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.Page and it was not assigned a Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.Project,

it is a Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.Placement or any class derived from it and was not assigned a Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.Page.

(Inherited from Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.StorableObject)
Public PropertyDetermines if StorableObject is correct database object and is not deleted. (Inherited from Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.StorableObject)
Public PropertyIndex operator to looking for SymbolVariant from given index.  
Public PropertyGets symbol name.  
Public PropertyReturns the object identifier as number. The number is unique for all objects of this type. (Inherited from Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.StorableObject)
Public PropertyGets parent - symbol library  
Public PropertyOverridden. Returns the project the StorableObject belongs to.  
Public PropertyGets symbol properties.  
Public PropertyGets symbol type  
Public PropertyReturns the type of the object as number. (Inherited from Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.StorableObject)
Public PropertyGets table of symbol variants.  
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Public Methods
 NameDescription
Public MethodDestructor for deterministic finalization of Symbol object. (Inherited from Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.StorableObject)
Public MethodOperator of comparison implementation. Checks if two StorableObjects refer to the same object in the project. (Inherited from Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.StorableObject)
Public MethodServes as the default hash function. (Inherited from Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.StorableObject)
Public MethodReturns object type name. (Inherited from Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.StorableObject)
Public MethodOverloaded. Function for initialization. Should be explicit or hidden.  
Public MethodTries to lock current object in database for exclusive access. Throws Eplan.EplApi.Base.LockingException on failure. (Inherited from Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.StorableObject)
Public MethodTries to lock current object. If object is Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.Placement - it's page will be locked as well; Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.E3D.Placement3D locks it's installation space; Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.Function locks all it's connections and connection definition points; Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.Page locks all placements from this page. Throws Eplan.EplApi.Base.LockingException on failure. (Inherited from Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.StorableObject)
Public MethodReturns this object as string identifier. (Inherited from Eplan.EplApi.DataModel.StorableObject)
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