IFC attribute structure.

    typedef struct {
        GS::UniString     attributeName;
        GS::UniString     attributeType;
        GS::UniString     attributeValue;
        bool              hasValue;
        bool              readOnly;
    } API_IFCAttribute;

 

Members

attributeName

Name of the attribute

attributeType

IFC type of the attribute in string format

attributeValue

Value of the attribute in string format

hasValue

In case of optional attributes it says if the attribute is set and checked on the user interface
If the attribute is not optional it must be true

readOnly

Whether the attribute is read-only

 

Remarks

This structure contains the data of an IFC attribute.
Attributes of an IFC type are a fix list, so this structure can be used to get and modify attributes only.
readOnly flag of an attribute cannot be changed, it is informational only.

 

Requirements

Version: API 16 or later

Header: APIdefs_Elements.h