GetExtensionDictionary method [AEC base objects]

AEC Auto

GetExtensionDictionary Method

Gets the extension dictionary associated with an object.

See Also | Example

Signature

RetVal = object.GetExtensionDictionary

Object

AecAnchor, AecAnchorEntToCurve, AecAnchorEntToGridAssembly, AecAnchorEntToLayoutCell, AecAnchorEntToLayoutNode, AecAnchorEntToLayoutVolume, AecAnchorExtendedTagToEnt AecAnchorLeadEntToNode, AecAnchorToRef, AecBlockRef, AecCamera, AecCellLayoutTool, AecClipVol, AecClipVolRes, AecDictionary, AecDictRecord, AecEntity, AecEntRef, AecGeo, AecGridAssembly, AecLayerKeyStyle, AecLayerKeyStyles, AecLayoutCurve, AecLayoutGrid2D, AecLayoutGrid3D, AecLayoutTool, AecMaskBlockRef, AecMaskBlockStyle, AecMaskBlockStyles, AecMassElement, AecMassGroup, AecMVBlockRef, AecMVBlockStyle, AecMVBlockStyles, AecObject, AecPolygon, AecPolygonStyle, AecPolygonStyles, AecProfileStyle, AecProfileStyles, AecSlice, AecVolumeLayoutTool
The object or objects this method applies to.

RetVal

Dictionary; output-only
The extension dictionary for the object.

Remarks

If an object does not have an extension dictionary, this method will create a new extension dictionary for that object and return it in the return value.

You can query an object to see if it has an extension dictionary by using the HasExtensionDictionary property.