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 # Interface ModelCenter::IComponent

 Last update: 30.07.2026 

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**Definition**: `ModelCenter/src/ModelCenter.odl` (line 1120)

COM Instance.

**Inherited by**:

- [ModelCenter::IIfComponent](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent)
- [ModelCenter::IScriptComponent](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent)

## Members

- [AssociatedFiles](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1aecece7b57424f027ba567415051d3bb5)
- [downloadValues](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1a761c665246557b5b4201873a722d6fed)
- [getFullName](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1a9309a89032b2d7d28baf279a3b76b5e8)
- [getMetadata](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1a2bd6e585619f4cd76426932b62dcf60a)
- [getName](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1a19763f04596904ff5cab2f4f72f6f501)
- [getPositionX](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1a0c3e0c952584ba25801114e01010eab0)
- [getPositionY](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1ad3da2b98a973112ea897cf3b146f0276)
- [getSource](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1a7ee6752f95f3bdfbe83132a3a7794cb2)
- [getType](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1a04395c5a8d6ceff26ae08e6c001bdd45)
- [getVariable](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1afb270ae53383589c63f87b4e3385f128)
- [Groups](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1a4393774e2d80bd06dfe8070ef87b146f)
- [IndexInParent](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1aafafc5168a78769e88de4505174b0daf)
- [invalidate](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1a73c230184c72f5abcb7d3af5f91c9d1e)
- [invokeMethod](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1afaddb2c21be03b26716594af883a51ee)
- [ParentAssembly](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1a2da9bef2e46c87080698e624d80710f0)
- [reconnect](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1a44d641cc9d4a797f88e56495c466479c)
- [rename](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1a9cae71e48e01e94d48c0353d3db4d90c)
- [run](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1adf60ad0c84852250f14d27cfa689d8d0)
- [setMetadata](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1a41eb816b08e0e89739822ba87e5416c6)
- [show](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1aa35c0fb45f677b3c2daf475e53107773)
- [userData](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1ae7e1acce8fef11c88ba939aba11604ee)
- [Variables](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IComponent_1aad57025fe620abbaae1543962ed2676c)

## Properties

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### Property Variables

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

```
VARIANT ModelCenter::IComponent::Variables

```

Pointer to the variables in the Component.

**Returns**:

IDispatch\* to an [IVariables](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariables.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariables) object.

**Return type**: VARIANT

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### Property Groups

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

```
VARIANT ModelCenter::IComponent::Groups

```

Pointer to the Groups in the Component.

**Returns**:

IDispatch\* to an [IGroups](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IGroups.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IGroups) object.

**Return type**: VARIANT

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### Property userData

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

```
VARIANT ModelCenter::IComponent::userData

```

An arbitrary Variant which is not used internally by ModelCenter but can store data for programmatic purposes. Value is not stored across file save/load.

**Return type**: VARIANT

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### Property AssociatedFiles

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

```
VARIANT ModelCenter::IComponent::AssociatedFiles

```

A set of files associated with the Component.

**Returns**:

Variant containing the list of associated files (string or array of strings)

**Return type**: VARIANT

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### Property IndexInParent

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

```
int ModelCenter::IComponent::IndexInParent

```

Position of this component in the parent Assembly.

**Return type**: int

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### Property ParentAssembly

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

```
LPDISPATCH ModelCenter::IComponent::ParentAssembly

```

Parent assembly to this component.

**Returns**:

IDispatch\* to an [IAssembly](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IAssembly.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IAssembly) object.

**Return type**: LPDISPATCH

## Public functions

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### Function getName

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```
BSTR ModelCenter::IComponent::getName()

```

Gets the name of the Component.

**Returns**:

The name of the Component.

**Return type**: BSTR

**Reimplemented by**:

- [getName](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent_1a97c817507e162f9422b2f73ab5c8cef1)
- [getName](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent_1a88c3162ff460faee36d43d3903c7a498)

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### Function getFullName

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```
BSTR ModelCenter::IComponent::getFullName()

```

Gets the full [ModelCenter](namespaceModelCenter.md#namespaceModelCenter) path of the Component.

**Returns**:

the full ModelCenter path of the Component.

**Return type**: BSTR

**Reimplemented by**:

- [getFullName](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent_1a5766e80ec09baf80e3ad7c28e4dd3bd4)
- [getFullName](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent_1a7e4a9eb5127e60bfbbd90640e35b32a7)

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### Function run

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```
void ModelCenter::IComponent::run()

```

Runs the Component.

**Return type**: void

**Reimplemented by**:

- [run](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent_1a7891e5012feff9e7bbdec3bde6adb8e6)
- [run](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent_1afcc83d74aabc7ddd66da4fccb708f0e9)

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### Function getSource

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```
BSTR ModelCenter::IComponent::getSource()

```

Gets the source of the Component.

**Returns**:

The source of the Component.

**Return type**: BSTR

**Reimplemented by**:

- [getSource](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent_1ae4cad8560e705e807f793a2dade750e2)
- [getSource](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent_1a3dc2690409dd67fc5b3023e50d7abed0)

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### Function invokeMethod

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```
void ModelCenter::IComponent::invokeMethod(BSTR method)

```

Invokes one of the Component's methods.

**Parameters**:

- **method**: The name of the method to invoke.

**Parameters**:

- BSTR **method**

**Return type**: void

**Reimplemented by**:

- [invokeMethod](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent_1a583b809498c69beadd39c1e21e2cebab)
- [invokeMethod](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent_1a03484bf5c7636d2015b3b11c3849ac30)

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### Function invalidate

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```
void ModelCenter::IComponent::invalidate()

```

Invalidates the Component and all of its variables.

**Return type**: void

**Reimplemented by**:

- [invalidate](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent_1a78101d039853db9e2d989edef97f226b)
- [invalidate](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent_1a70b40fcdb20ca2991b3db649f77eb55f)

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### Function reconnect

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```
void ModelCenter::IComponent::reconnect()

```

Reconnect a Component.

**Return type**: void

**Reimplemented by**:

- [reconnect](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent_1a67e294fa372905721460635514adcd35)
- [reconnect](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent_1a716d694026d6ef45a78ab51a8d1f6eae)

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### Function downloadValues

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```
void ModelCenter::IComponent::downloadValues()

```

Downloads the component's variable values from [ModelCenter](namespaceModelCenter.md#namespaceModelCenter) Remote Execution, if it's a MCRE component.

**Return type**: void

**Reimplemented by**:

- [downloadValues](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent_1a610d24ca2e023e09194b29c3115c6d84)
- [downloadValues](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent_1ae380bd13a2c92b3392432f879e87baf2)

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### Function getVariable

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```
LPDISPATCH ModelCenter::IComponent::getVariable(BSTR name)

```

Gets the Variable by the specified name.

**Parameters**:

- **name**: The name of the variable to retrieve in dotted notation relative to the Component.

**Returns**:

IDispatch\* to an [IVariable](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariable.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IVariable) object.

**Parameters**:

- BSTR **name**

**Return type**: LPDISPATCH

**Reimplemented by**:

- [getVariable](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent_1af46fd2a7e5dda89d73e347b2fff75d16)
- [getVariable](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent_1ad88148c419a4c75c4c79b9d5e3c41eb6)

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### Function rename

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```
void ModelCenter::IComponent::rename(BSTR name)

```

Renames the current Component.

**Parameters**:

- **name**: New name of the Component.

**Parameters**:

- BSTR **name**

**Return type**: void

**Reimplemented by**:

- [rename](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent_1ae64ae2e0082f2379391e6a49d5e57192)
- [rename](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent_1a775db6663f994e82bb2529efe6585c8d)

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### Function getType

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```
BSTR ModelCenter::IComponent::getType()

```

Gets the type of the component. Valid types include:

- Component
- Assembly
- Sequence
- If
- Parallel
- Empty
- ForEach

**Returns**:

The type of the component.

**Return type**: BSTR

**Reimplemented by**:

- [getType](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent_1a9cbf40ea5229f4240bdb241e8d88329c)
- [getType](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent_1a551d15c4f328f341d8cba0fe28bfd2b0)

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### Function show

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```
void ModelCenter::IComponent::show()

```

Show the GUI form associated with the component, if any.

**Return type**: void

**Reimplemented by**:

- [show](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent_1a344fe33286c0d548dfb35b472cfcc1d6)
- [show](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent_1ad7d6f94d38270f36b80ed3c0109312dd)

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### Function setMetadata

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```
void ModelCenter::IComponent::setMetadata(BSTR name, MetadataType type, VARIANT value, MetadataAccess access, boolean archive)

```

Sets the meta data value of the given meta data key name.

**Parameters**:

- **name**: Metadata specifier used to store the data.
- **type**:
- **value**:
- **access**:
- **archive**:

**Parameters**:

- BSTR **name**
- [MetadataType](namespaceModelCenter.md#namespaceModelCenter_1a59560dc5274b3a18daae06b531055153) **type**
- VARIANT **value**
- [MetadataAccess](namespaceModelCenter.md#namespaceModelCenter_1afea526d882aa1a4fd48b5a28b7b1c9dc) **access**
- boolean **archive**

**Return type**: void

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### Function getMetadata

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```
VARIANT ModelCenter::IComponent::getMetadata(BSTR name)

```

Gets the meta data value of the given meta data key name.

**Parameters**:

- **name**: Metadata key name.

**Returns**:

Metadata value.

**Parameters**:

- BSTR **name**

**Return type**: VARIANT

## Private functions

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### Function getPositionX

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```
int ModelCenter::IComponent::getPositionX()

```

**Return type**: int

**Reimplemented by**:

- [getPositionX](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent_1a205b99507e64a1ad621ee6aeb6cd6d0c)
- [getPositionX](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent_1aa032eb6b3c27a69052a8eb81053dfc34)

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### Function getPositionY

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```
int ModelCenter::IComponent::getPositionY()

```

**Return type**: int

**Reimplemented by**:

- [getPositionY](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IIfComponent_1a6cddb9b21c6b3b60a23f2a28d60ea17a)
- [getPositionY](interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent.md#interfaceModelCenter_1_1IScriptComponent_1a7b5ce3f6ce5bfd44702ff1fb874fb9fd)