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 # Interface ModelCenter::IVariableDescription

 Last update: 16.07.2025 

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**Definition**: `ModelCenter/src/ModelCenter.odl` (line 5973)

COM Instance.

## Members

- [equation](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariableDescription.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariableDescription_1aa42abd87b11af98fcb67926472408801)
- [fullName](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariableDescription.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariableDescription_1aa3c8267507d2f0d6cbbd35a33de0fca3)
- [isCustom](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariableDescription.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariableDescription_1ae6ba3b64b599b6df11a39f0c3fa1b078)
- [isNumeric](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariableDescription.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariableDescription_1ac7d823563278b1abbc458b61aa5eb686)
- [name](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariableDescription.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariableDescription_1a5430f2b928f3f8fc672dc2dcf8c6db03)
- [state](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariableDescription.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariableDescription_1ace7a19354a1c40a3f64464fb87b992ba)
- [type](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariableDescription.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariableDescription_1a8fc783420e2ab3163a2552436d694d0a)
- [units](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariableDescription.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariableDescription_1abea210199b644bc3da685775950b9368)

## Properties

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### Property name

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**Definition**: `ModelCenter/src/ModelCenter.odl` (line 1)

```
BSTR ModelCenter::IVariableDescription::name

```

Name of the variable.

**Return type**: BSTR

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### Property fullName

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**Definition**: `ModelCenter/src/ModelCenter.odl` (line 1)

```
BSTR ModelCenter::IVariableDescription::fullName

```

Full ModelCenter path of the variable.

**Return type**: BSTR

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### Property state

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**Definition**: `ModelCenter/src/ModelCenter.odl` (line 1)

```
short ModelCenter::IVariableDescription::state

```

State of the variable.

Possible states:

- 0 (INPUT)
- 1 (OUTPUT)

**Return type**: short

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### Property units

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**Definition**: `ModelCenter/src/ModelCenter.odl` (line 1)

```
BSTR ModelCenter::IVariableDescription::units

```

Units of the variable.

**Return type**: BSTR

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### Property isCustom

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**Definition**: `ModelCenter/src/ModelCenter.odl` (line 1)

```
boolean ModelCenter::IVariableDescription::isCustom

```

Whether or not the variable is custom.

**Return type**: boolean

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### Property equation

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**Definition**: `ModelCenter/src/ModelCenter.odl` (line 1)

```
BSTR ModelCenter::IVariableDescription::equation

```

Equation of the variable.

**Return type**: BSTR

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### Property type

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**Definition**: `ModelCenter/src/ModelCenter.odl` (line 1)

```
BSTR ModelCenter::IVariableDescription::type

```

Type of the variable.

**Return type**: BSTR

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### Property isNumeric

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**Definition**: `ModelCenter/src/ModelCenter.odl` (line 1)

```
boolean ModelCenter::IVariableDescription::isNumeric

```

Whether or not the variable is numeric.

**Return type**: boolean