ComponentItem Class

The ComponentItem class contains information about the components in the Tekla Structures catalog.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
Tekla.Structures.CatalogsComponentItem

Namespace: Tekla.Structures.Catalogs
Assembly: Tekla.Structures.Catalogs (in Tekla.Structures.Catalogs.dll) Version: 2023.0.3

Syntax

[SerializableAttribute]
public class ComponentItem

<SerializableAttribute>
Public Class ComponentItem

The ComponentItem type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ComponentItem	Creates a new component item instance.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AttributeFileExtension	Gets the attribute file extension of item from the component database.
	Name	The component item's internal name which is used by Tekla Structures in component identification.
	Number	The component item's internal number which is used by Tekla Structures in component identification.
	Type	The component item's type.
	UIName	The component item's name which is visible in the Tekla Structures user interface.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Export	Exports the custom component item in *.uel-format to the to given file name. If path is not given custom component is exported to model folder. If filename is empty custom component name is used as filename.
	GetVersion	Gets the version number of custom component item from the component database.
	Select(String, Int32)	Selects the component item from the component database. Uses the type if defined for selection
	Select(String, Int32, ComponentItemComponentTypeEnum)	Selects the component item from the component database.