## On this page # Class AutoContact Last update: 16.07.2025 Namespace: [VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.md) Assembly: VMDCt.dll This class is to represent the auto contact. ```csharp public class AutoContact : Contact, IObservableObject, IDisposableObject, ILinkable, ILinkContainerEvent, IVerifiable, IHistoryObjectSerializable, IAttributeContainer, IContainer, IEntity, IEntityBase, IObjectBase, IObject, ILinkContainer, IOwned, IHasID, IEventProvider, IHasKeyObject, IHasName, IEnabled, IHasComment, IVisible, IDocumentOwner, INamed, INavigatorItem, IVisible, IMultiChangable, IHasProperty, IGroup, IEnableForSimulationScenario, IDraw, IDrawIcon, ITemplateObject, IArgument, IReportable, IEntityRelation, IGapSupport, IReferencable ``` #### Inheritance [object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) ← ObservableObject ← LinkableBase ← ObjectBase ← Object<EntityEventCore> ← ContainerObject<EntityEventCore> ← EntityBase ← Entity<PropertyAutoContact> ← [Contact<PropertyAutoContact>](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.Contact-1.md) ← [AutoContact](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.AutoContact.md) #### Implements IObservableObject, IDisposableObject, ILinkable, ILinkContainerEvent, IVerifiable, IHistoryObjectSerializable, IAttributeContainer, IContainer, IEntity, IEntityBase, IObjectBase, IObject, ILinkContainer, IOwned, IHasID, IEventProvider, IHasKeyObject, IHasName, IEnabled, IHasComment, IVisible, IDocumentOwner, INamed, INavigatorItem, IVisible, IMultiChangable, IHasProperty, IGroup, IEnableForSimulationScenario, IDraw, IDrawIcon, ITemplateObject, IArgument, IReportable, IEntityRelation, IGapSupport, IReferencable #### Inherited Members [Contact<PropertyAutoContact>.UpdateIcon()](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.Contact-1.md#VM_Managed_DAFUL_Contact_Contact_1_UpdateIcon), [Contact<PropertyAutoContact>.Draw(Canvas)](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.Contact-1.md#VM_Managed_DAFUL_Contact_Contact_1_Draw_VM_CAD_Kernel_Render_Canvas_), [Contact<PropertyAutoContact>.ReDraw()](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.Contact-1.md#VM_Managed_DAFUL_Contact_Contact_1_ReDraw), [Contact<PropertyAutoContact>.WriteTemplateImpl(XmlWriter)](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.Contact-1.md#VM_Managed_DAFUL_Contact_Contact_1_WriteTemplateImpl_System_Xml_XmlWriter_), [Contact<PropertyAutoContact>.ReadTemplateImpl(XmlReader)](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.Contact-1.md#VM_Managed_DAFUL_Contact_Contact_1_ReadTemplateImpl_System_Xml_XmlReader_), [Contact<PropertyAutoContact>.LinkRequestUpdate(object, LinkEventArgs)](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.Contact-1.md#VM_Managed_DAFUL_Contact_Contact_1_LinkRequestUpdate_System_Object_VM_Managed_LinkEventArgs_), [Contact<PropertyAutoContact>.LinkRequestDestroy(object, LinkEventArgs)](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.Contact-1.md#VM_Managed_DAFUL_Contact_Contact_1_LinkRequestDestroy_System_Object_VM_Managed_LinkEventArgs_), [Contact<PropertyAutoContact>.HasLayerExplicitly](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.Contact-1.md#VM_Managed_DAFUL_Contact_Contact_1_HasLayerExplicitly), [Contact<PropertyAutoContact>.Hide](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.Contact-1.md#VM_Managed_DAFUL_Contact_Contact_1_Hide), [Contact<PropertyAutoContact>.ReferenceType](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.Contact-1.md#VM_Managed_DAFUL_Contact_Contact_1_ReferenceType), [Contact<PropertyAutoContact>.ArgumentType](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.Contact-1.md#VM_Managed_DAFUL_Contact_Contact_1_ArgumentType), [Contact<PropertyAutoContact>.ReportTypeImpl](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.Contact-1.md#VM_Managed_DAFUL_Contact_Contact_1_ReportTypeImpl), Entity<PropertyAutoContact>.Initialize(Unit.ConvertFactor), Entity<PropertyAutoContact>.GetUnnamedObjectName(object), Entity<PropertyAutoContact>.FindLocal(string), Entity<PropertyAutoContact>.Property, EntityBase.Initialize(Unit.ConvertFactor), EntityBase.SetOldNameWithNewEntity(ObjectBase, ObjectBase), EntityBase.PropertyRequestUpdate(object, LinkEventArgs), EntityBase.OnDeserializationForAttribute(), EntityBase.OnUpdatePropertyImpl(Property, LinkEventArgs), EntityBase.LinkRequestDestroying(object, LinkEventArgs), EntityBase.GetModelNavigatorInformationImpl(XmlDocument, XmlElement, bool), EntityBase.FixUp(ObjectBase), EntityBase.FindLocal(string), EntityBase.WriteTemplateImpl(XmlWriter), EntityBase.ReadTemplateImpl(XmlReader), EntityBase.LinkAddedToDocument(object, AddToDocEventArgs), EntityBase.OnDeserialization(object), EntityBase.Name, EntityBase.FullName, EntityBase.NonSymmetricName, EntityBase.DisplayName, EntityBase.IsEnabled, EntityBase.Comment, EntityBase.HasLayerExplicitly, EntityBase.UntypedProperty, EntityBase.IsFileProperty, EntityBase.Layer, EntityBase.IsVisible, ContainerObject<EntityEventCore>.Find(string), ContainerObject<EntityEventCore>.FindLocal(string), ContainerObject<EntityEventCore>.GetUnnamedObjectName(object), ContainerObject<EntityEventCore>.GetNewEntityName(string), ContainerObject<EntityEventCore>.GetNewEntityName(string, bool, int), ContainerObject<EntityEventCore>.GetNewEntityName(string, bool, int, int), Object<EntityEventCore>.GetKey(), Object<EntityEventCore>.Initialize(Unit.ConvertFactor), Object<EntityEventCore>.SetIconColor(Canvas), Object<EntityEventCore>.OnDeserialization(object), Object<EntityEventCore>.CustomGetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext), Object<EntityEventCore>.RollbackEvent(), Object<EntityEventCore>.OnDeserializedCore(object), Object<EntityEventCore>.Key, Object<EntityEventCore>.UntypedEventCore, Object<EntityEventCore>.EventCore, Object<EntityEventCore>.Attributes, ObjectBase.ReplaceEventCore(ObjectEventCore), ObjectBase.SetModifiedCore(ModifiedResult.ModifiedType), ObjectBase.AddPostDeserialize(StreamingContext), ObjectBase.LinkAddedToDocumentCore(IOwned, bool), ObjectBase.SetModified(ModifiedResult.ModifiedType), ObjectBase.SetModified(), ObjectBase.SetModified(ModifiedResult.ModifiedType, IDocument), ObjectBase.DestroyObject(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.DestroyObject(DestroyEventArgs), ObjectBase.DestroyObject(), ObjectBase.Initialize(Unit.ConvertFactor), ObjectBase.FixUp(ObjectBase), ObjectBase.DoWorkAfterUpdateContents(), ObjectBase.SetOldNameWithNewEntity(ObjectBase, ObjectBase), ObjectBase.SetIconColor(Canvas), ObjectBase.RemoveFromCreatedList(), ObjectBase.PostAddToDocument(), ObjectBase.PostRemoveFromDocument(Document), ObjectBase.GetArgumentList(LinkedList<ObjectBase>), ObjectBase.ResetInvalidEntity(), ObjectBase.OnDeserialization(object), ObjectBase.IsSerializableEvent(Delegate), ObjectBase.CustomGetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext), ObjectBase.CheckAndUpdateLink(HashSet<ObjectBase>), ObjectBase.Verify(VerifiedResult), ObjectBase.ConnectProxy(), ObjectBase.RollbackEvent(), ObjectBase.LinkRequestUpdating(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.LinkRequestUpdate(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.LinkRequestDestroying(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.LinkRequestDestroy(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.LinkAddedToDocument(object, AddToDocEventArgs), ObjectBase.LinkRemovedFromDocument(object, RemoveFromDocEventArgs), ObjectBase.DisposeManagedResources(), ObjectBase.GetDestroyEventExtraData(), ObjectBase.OnLinkReserved(ILink, object, EventArgs), ObjectBase.CreateEntityWhenUpdateContents(Action), ObjectBase.GetObjectByKey(UIntPtr), ObjectBase.FindObjectOnXmlDeserialize(string), ObjectBase.UpdateContents(XmlReader, ObjectBase, string), ObjectBase.UpdateContents(XmlReader, ObjectBase), ObjectBase.UpdateContents(string, string), ObjectBase.UpdateContents(string), ObjectBase.SetFlagWhenXMLFile(string, bool), ObjectBase.IsEqualArray<T>(T\[\], T\[\]), ObjectBase.IsEqualList(List<double>, List<double>), ObjectBase.SetContainer(IOwned, bool), ObjectBase.GetTargetListForUpdate(), ObjectBase.SkipUpdateObjectImpl(), ObjectBase.raise\_OnUpdating(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.raise\_OnUpdate(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.raise\_OnDestroying(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.raise\_OnDestroy(object, LinkEventArgs), ObjectBase.raise\_Destroying(object, Identifier), ObjectBase.raise\_OnAdded(object, AddToDocEventArgs), ObjectBase.raise\_OnRemoved(object, RemoveFromDocEventArgs), ObjectBase.raise\_OnContentsUpdated(object, EventArgs), ObjectBase.Dispose(bool), ObjectBase.SkipModified, ObjectBase.ClearChildInfoBeforeDeserialize, ObjectBase.KeyImpl, ObjectBase.ID, ObjectBase.TopologyEntityTypeName, ObjectBase.ObjectStateForCircularError, ObjectBase.ObjectState, ObjectBase.IsChildExternable, ObjectBase.IsExternable, ObjectBase.Container, ObjectBase.Owner, ObjectBase.Document, ObjectBase.UntypedEventCore, ObjectBase.KernelKey, ObjectBase.Key, ObjectBase.OnContentsUpdated, ObjectBase.OnRemoved, ObjectBase.OnAdded, ObjectBase.Destroying, ObjectBase.OnDestroy, ObjectBase.OnDestroying, ObjectBase.OnUpdate, ObjectBase.OnUpdating, LinkableBase.OnDeserialization(object), ObservableObject.Dispose(), ObservableObject.RaisePropertyChanged(string), ObservableObject.RaisePropertyChanged(string, object, object), ObservableObject.Dispose(bool), ObservableObject.DisposeManagedResources(), ObservableObject.DisposeUnmanagedResources(), ObservableObject.IsDisposed, ObservableObject.TryDisposing, ObservableObject.Disposed, ObservableObject.Disposing, ObservableObject.PropertyChanged #### Extension Methods [LinkPropertyItemCache.GetLinkProperties(object, LinkPropertyType)](VM.Models.Pre.Cache.LinkPropertyItemCache.md#VM_Models_Pre_Cache_LinkPropertyItemCache_GetLinkProperties_System_Object_VM_Models_Pre_LinkPropertyType_), [LinkPropertyItemCache.GetLinkPropertiesAndValues(object, LinkPropertyType)](VM.Models.Pre.Cache.LinkPropertyItemCache.md#VM_Models_Pre_Cache_LinkPropertyItemCache_GetLinkPropertiesAndValues_System_Object_VM_Models_Pre_LinkPropertyType_), [LinkPropertyItemCache.GetLinkedObjects<T>(object, LinkPropertyType)](VM.Models.Pre.Cache.LinkPropertyItemCache.md#VM_Models_Pre_Cache_LinkPropertyItemCache_GetLinkedObjects__1_System_Object_VM_Models_Pre_LinkPropertyType_) ## Constructors ### AutoContact() Initializes a new instance of the class. ```csharp public AutoContact() ``` ### AutoContact(string) Initializes a new instance of the class. ```csharp public AutoContact(string strName) ``` #### Parameters `strName` [string](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string) Name of the contact. ## Properties ### ArgumentType Gets the type of the argument ```csharp public override ArgumentTypes ArgumentType { get; } ``` #### Property Value ArgumentTypes ### MaximumDistance Gets or sets the maximum distance. ```csharp public Variable MaximumDistance { get; set; } ``` #### Property Value Variable ### MultiInformation Gets or sets the friction spline information. ```csharp public AutoContactInfo[] MultiInformation { get; set; } ``` #### Property Value [AutoContactInfo](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.AutoContactInfo.md)\[\] ### ReportTypeImpl Gets the report type. ```csharp protected override IReportable.ReportEntityType ReportTypeImpl { get; } ``` #### Property Value IReportable.ReportEntityType ## Methods ### AddInformation(AutoContactInfo) Adds information of auto contact. ```csharp public void AddInformation(AutoContactInfo info) ``` #### Parameters `info` [AutoContactInfo](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.AutoContactInfo.md) The information of auto contact. ### AddInformation(IContact) Adds information fo auto contact. ```csharp public AutoContactInfo AddInformation(IContact contact) ``` #### Parameters `contact` [IContact](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.IContact.md) The contact. #### Returns [AutoContactInfo](VM.Managed.DAFUL.Contact.AutoContactInfo.md) ### Draw(Canvas) Draws the icon. ```csharp public override void Draw(Canvas canvas) ``` #### Parameters `canvas` Canvas The canvas has icon information. ### FindLocal(string) Finds an object that matches a specified name in local. ```csharp public override IObjectBase FindLocal(string strName) ``` #### Parameters `strName` [string](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string) Name to search for. #### Returns IObjectBase An object that matches a specified name. ### GetModelNavigatorInformationImpl(XmlDocument, XmlElement, bool) Gets the object information for model navigator \[implementation\]. ```csharp protected override bool GetModelNavigatorInformationImpl(XmlDocument xmlDom, XmlElement xmlEle, bool bHasChild) ``` #### Parameters `xmlDom` [XmlDocument](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.xml.xmldocument) The XmlDocument for object. `xmlEle` [XmlElement](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.xml.xmlelement) The XmlElement for object. `bHasChild` [bool](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean) if set to `true` \[has child\]. #### Returns [bool](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean) `true` if success; otherwise, `false`. ### OnDeserialization(object) Called when \[deserialization\]. ```csharp protected override void OnDeserialization(object sender) ``` #### Parameters `sender` [object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) The sender. ### OnDeserializationForAttribute() Called when \[deserialization for attribute\]. ```csharp public override void OnDeserializationForAttribute() ``` ### UpdateIcon() Updates the icon \[Not Implemented\]. ```csharp protected override void UpdateIcon() ```