Returns the element referred by guid irrespectively of the current database.

    GSErrCode ACAPI_Database (
        APIDb_GetElementFromAnywhereID,
        const API_Guid*     guid,
        API_Element*        element
    );

 

Parameters

guid

[in] The referred element.

element

[out] The element.

 

Return Values

NoError

The function has completed with success.

APIERR_BADPARS

The guid or element parameter is nullptr.

APIERR_NOPLAN

There is no open project.

For other common API errors see the API Errors document.

 

Remarks

This function is used to get an element irrespectively of the current database. This is a useful function because you don’t have to enumerate all database to find the element, switch to it and get the element.

 

Requirements

Version: API 12.0 or later

Header: APIdefs_Database.h

 

See Also

ACAPI_Database, API Functions