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Get Named Entities Example (C++ COM)

This example shows how to get the named entities.

 

// -------------------------------------------------------------------

// Preconditions:

//          1) An part is open.

//          2) At least one named entity exists in the part.

//

 void APITestFunction()

 {

     HRESULT                         hr = S_OK;

     VARIANT_BOOL                    bRet = VARIANT_FALSE;

     CComPtr <ISldWorks>             pSldWorks;

     CComPtr <IModelDoc>             pModel;

     CComQIPtr <IPartDoc>            pPart;

     long                            nEntCount = -1;

     CComPtr <IEntity>               pEntity;

     LPENTITY*                       ppEntity = NULL;

     long                            i = -1;

 

 

     // Connect to SolidWorks

     pSldWorks = TheApplication->GetSWApp();

     ASSERT(pSldWorks);

 

     hr = pSldWorks->get_IActiveDoc(&pModel);

     ASSERT(pModel);

 

     pPart = pModel;

     ASSERT(pPart);

 

     hr = pPart->GetNamedEntitiesCount (&nEntCount);

     ASSERT(nEntCount > 0);

 

     ppEntity = new LPENTITY[nEntCount];

     ASSERT(ppEntity);

 

     ZeroMemory(ppEntity, nEntCount * sizeof(LPENTITY));

 

     hr = pPart->IGetNamedEntities(nEntCount, ppEntity);

     ASSERT(S_OK == hr);

 

     for (i = 0; i < nEntCount; i++)

         {

         CComPtr <IEntity>               pEntity;

         CComBSTR                        sEntName;

 

         pEntity.Attach(ppEntity[i]);

 

         hr = pPart->IGetEntityName(pEntity, &sEntName);

 

         OutputDebugString(sEntName);

         OutputDebugString(_T("\n"));

         }

 

     delete [] ppEntity;

 } //void APITestFunction()

 // -------------------------------------------------------------------



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