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 # Group

 Last update: 30.07.2026 

public class [Group](index.md) : [PHXCOMObject](./../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/index.md), [IVariableHolder](./../-i-variable-holder/index.md)

This is the wrapper class that handles the native COM calls to a Registry object. The class is used by Java plug-ins to ModelCenter.

#### Author

Woyak, 9-01

## 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.[getFullName](get-full-name.md)public [getFullName](get-full-name.md)(): [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)  
gets the full name of the current object, e.g.[getGroup](get-group.md)public [getGroup](get-group.md)(index: [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)): [Group](index.md)  
public [getGroup](get-group.md)(name: [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)): [Group](index.md)  
gets the specified group[getIconID](get-icon-i-d.md)public [getIconID](get-icon-i-d.md)(): [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)  
Gets the icon id for the icon displayed for this Assembly[getName](get-name.md)public [getName](get-name.md)(): [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)  
gets the name of the current object, e.g.[getNumGroups](get-num-groups.md)public [getNumGroups](get-num-groups.md)(): [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)  
get the number of groups stored in this object[getNumVariables](get-num-variables.md)public [getNumVariables](get-num-variables.md)(): [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)  
get the number of variables stored in this object[getVariable](get-variable.md)public [getVariable](get-variable.md)(index: [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)): [Variable](./../-variable/index.md)  
public [getVariable](get-variable.md)(name: [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)): [Variable](./../-variable/index.md)  
gets the specified 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.[setIconID](set-icon-i-d.md)public [setIconID](set-icon-i-d.md)(iconID: [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html))  
specified the icon for use with this Group.[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.