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GetDefinition Method (IFeature)

Gets the feature data object for a feature, such as an advanced mate, extrusion, loft, fillet, chamfer, etc., in order to access the parameters that control the definition of this feature.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function GetDefinition() As System.Object
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As IFeature
Dim value As System.Object
 
value = instance.GetDefinition()
C# 
System.object GetDefinition()
C++/CLI 
System.Object^ GetDefinition();

Return Value

Feature data object (see Remarks)

Example

Remarks

You can use this method to query the feature data object, and you can modify the feature data object using IFeature::ModifyDefinition. Set the feature data object to Nothing or null when it is no longer needed. Not all feature types are supported, so check to see that the returned object is valid.

To:

  • get the type of feature and the name of its associated interface, use IFeature::GetTypeName or IFeature::GetTypeName2.
  • see a complete list of interfaces for feature data objects (e.g., interfaces ending in FeatureData or FeatureData2, such as ISymmetricMateFeatureData, IExtrudeFeatureData2, ILoftFeatureData, ISimpleFilletFeatureData2, IChamferFeatureData2, etc.), see the Features Interfaces and Assembly Interfaces - Mates sections in Functional Categories.
  • get the object of a feature that is not a feature data object, use IFeature::GetSpecificFeature2.
 

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