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Motion Standalone Preprocessor C# library 2025 R1

Class Entity<TProperty\>

Last update: 16.07.2025

Namespace: VM.Managed
Assembly: VMObjBase.dll

This base class is to represent the entity.

public abstract class Entity<tproperty> : EntityBase, 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 where TProperty : Property, new()

Type Parameters

TProperty

The type of the property.

Inheritance

object ← ObservableObject ← LinkableBase ← ObjectBase ← Object ← ContainerObjectEntityBaseEntity

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

Inherited Members

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.Find(string), ContainerObject.FindLocal(string), ContainerObject.GetUnnamedObjectName(object), ContainerObject.GetNewEntityName(string), ContainerObject.GetNewEntityName(string, bool, int), ContainerObject.GetNewEntityName(string, bool, int, int), Object.GetKey(), Object.Initialize(Unit.ConvertFactor), Object.SetIconColor(Canvas), Object.OnDeserialization(object), Object.CustomGetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext), Object.RollbackEvent(), Object.OnDeserializedCore(object), Object.Key, Object.UntypedEventCore, Object.EventCore, Object.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.ResetInvalidEntity(), ObjectBase.OnDeserialization(object), ObjectBase.IsSerializableEvent(Delegate), ObjectBase.CustomGetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext), ObjectBase.CheckAndUpdateLink(HashSet), 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[]), ObjectBase.IsEqualList(List, List), 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), LinkPropertyItemCache.GetLinkPropertiesAndValues(object, LinkPropertyType), LinkPropertyItemCache.GetLinkedObjects(object, LinkPropertyType)

Constructors

Entity()

Initializes a new instance of the class.

protected Entity()

Entity(string)

Initializes a new instance of the class.

protected Entity(string strName)

Parameters

strName string

Name of the entity.

Properties

Property

Gets or sets the property.

public TProperty Property { get; set; }

Property Value

TProperty

Methods

FindLocal(string)

Finds an object that matches a specified name in local.

public override IObjectBase FindLocal(string strName)

Parameters

strName string

Name to search for.

Returns

IObjectBase

An object that matches a specified name.

GetUnnamedObjectName(object)

Gets the name of the unnamed object.

public override string GetUnnamedObjectName(object obUnnamed)

Parameters

obUnnamed object

The ob unnamed.

Returns

string

Initialize(ConvertFactor)

Initializes member through unit convert factor.

public override void Initialize(Unit.ConvertFactor factor)

Parameters

factor Unit.ConvertFactor

The unit convert factor.

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