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IsNameUsed Method (IFeatureManager)

Checks to see whether the specified name is unique in the FeatureManager design tree and valid to use.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function IsNameUsed( _
   ByVal Type As System.Integer, _
   ByVal Name As System.String _
) As System.Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As IFeatureManager
Dim Type As System.Integer
Dim Name As System.String
Dim value As System.Boolean
 
value = instance.IsNameUsed(Type, Name)
C# 
System.bool IsNameUsed( 
   System.int Type,
   System.string Name
)
C++/CLI 
System.bool IsNameUsed( 
&   System.int Type,
&   System.String^ Name
) 

Parameters

Type
Type of entity or entities whose names to check as defined by swNameType_e
Name
Name of entity

Return Value

True if name is in use (i.e., not valid to use again); false if the name is not in use (i.e., valid to use)

Remarks

Call this method before calling IBody2::Name to check to see if the new name specified for the selected body is valid.
 

See Also

Availability

SolidWorks 2005 FCS, Revision Number 13.0


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