EnvironmentFiles Class

The EnvironmentFiles class is for the paths where the attributes file will be searched for.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
Tekla.Structures.Dialog.UIControlsEnvironmentFiles

Namespace: Tekla.Structures.Dialog.UIControls
Assembly: Tekla.Structures.Dialog (in Tekla.Structures.Dialog.dll) Version: 2025.0.0-alpha00045580+dc02c3918546f1e94eb2d3b13ea99057fb3313e0

Syntax

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public class EnvironmentFiles

Public Class EnvironmentFiles

The EnvironmentFiles type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	EnvironmentFiles	Initializes a new instance of the EnvironmentFiles class

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Properties

	Name	Description
	PropertyFileDirectories	The directories where to look for property files.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	GetAttributeFile(String)	Gets a file info representing the first match in the standard property file directories.
	GetAttributeFile(ListString, String)	Obsolete. Gets a file info representing the first match in the search directories.
	GetAttributeFiles	Gets attribute files with specified suffix from model, XS_FIRM and XS_PROJECT directories and subdirectories.
	GetMultiDirectoryFileList(String)	Gets a list of files with the given extension from the default search directories.
	GetMultiDirectoryFileList(ListString, String)	Gets a list of files with the given extension from the given search directories and from XS_FIRM, XS_PROJECT subdirectories.
	GetStandardPropertyFileDirectories	Gets the paths where to look for the property files.
	IsValidDirectory	Checks if a directory is valid.

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Examples

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using System.Collections.Generic;
using Tekla.Structures.Catalogs;
using Tekla.Structures.Dialog.UIControls;
using Tekla.Structures.Model;

namespace EnvFilesExample
{
    internal class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            List<string> folderList = EnvironmentFiles.GetStandardPropertyFileDirectories();
            List<string> reportList = EnvironmentFiles.GetMultiDirectoryFileList(folderList, "rpt");

            ComponentItem basePlateComponentItem = new ComponentItem();
            basePlateComponentItem.Select("Base Plate Detail", 1014);
            string basePlateAttribFileExtension = basePlateComponentItem.AttributeFileExtension;
            List<string> basePlateList = EnvironmentFiles.GetMultiDirectoryFileList(folderList, basePlateAttribFileExtension);

            ComponentItem meshBarsComponentItem = new ComponentItem();
            meshBarsComponentItem.Select("MeshBars", BaseComponent.PLUGIN_OBJECT_NUMBER);
            string meshBarsAttribFileExtension = meshBarsComponentItem.AttributeFileExtension;
            List<string> meshBarsList = EnvironmentFiles.GetMultiDirectoryFileList(folderList, meshBarsAttribFileExtension);
        }
    }
}

Reference

Tekla.Structures.Dialog.UIControls Namespace