Function GetEntityState( _
   ByVal WhichState As Integer _
) As Boolean

Dim instance As IAttribute
Dim WhichState As Integer
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.GetEntityState(WhichState)

bool GetEntityState( 
   int WhichState
)

bool GetEntityState( 
&   int WhichState
) 

Parameters

WhichState

Entity state are defined in swAssociatedEntityStates_e

Return Value

If the attribute is not associated to any entity (that is, it is associated to the document), all queries return false.

The WhichState argument can take any of the values in the swAssociatedEntityStates_e, where:

• swIsEntityInvalid is a general query. It returns True when the associated entity is not valid due to a suppression or modeling operation.
• swIsEntitySuppressed is a more specific query. It returns True only if the associated entity is not valid due to a suppression.

IAttribute::GetEntity and IAttribute::IGetEntity2 return NULL when the attribute is associated with:

• the document
• an invalid entity
• a suppressed entity

For example, if an attribute is applied to a face on a boss feature and then that boss feature is suppressed, your application might make the following calls:

• IAttribute::GetEntity - Returns NULL
• IAttribute::GetEntityState(swIsEntityInvalid) - Returns True to indicate possibly a suppressed or deleted entity
• IAttribute::GetEntityState(swIsEntitySuppressed) - Returns True to indicate that the entity is currently suppressed