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 # VariableMetaDataProvider

 Last update: 16.07.2025 

public class [VariableMetaDataProvider](index.md) : [PHXCOMObject](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/index.md)

Metadata provider for variable data.

#### Author

Dave

## Functions

NameSummary[disableGC](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/disable-g-c.md)public [disableGC](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/disable-g-c.md)(gc: [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html))  
If true, prevents releaseObjects from doing anything.[getAllVariableMetaData](get-all-variable-meta-data.md)public [getAllVariableMetaData](get-all-variable-meta-data.md)(path: [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)): [Array](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-array/index.html)<[DHVariable](../-d-h-variable/index.md)>  
Get the metadata of all variables within a specified path.[getVariableMetaData](get-variable-meta-data.md)public [getVariableMetaData](get-variable-meta-data.md)(fullName: [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)): [DHVariable](../-d-h-variable/index.md)  
Get the metadata about a variable.[release](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/release.md)public [release](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/release.md)()  
Releases the COM reference to ModelCenter for this object.[releaseObjects](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/release-objects.md)public [releaseObjects](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/release-objects.md)()  
This function attempts to release any COM resources left behind from objects which have been finalized but release() was never called on them.[setReferenceDebugMode](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/set-reference-debug-mode.md)public [setReferenceDebugMode](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/set-reference-debug-mode.md)(on: [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html))  
When set to true, the system will keep a list of active COM objects that are allocated but not yet released since this method was invoked.