GH_ActiveObject Properties

Gets or sets the attributes that are associated with this object. Only set custom attributes if you know what you are doing.

Gets or sets the Category in which this object belongs. If HasCategory() returns false, this field has no meaning.

Returns a consistent ID for this object type. Every object must supply a unique and unchanging ID that is used to identify objects of the same type.

Gets or sets the description of the object. This field typically remains fixed during the lifetime of an object.

Gets the exposure of this object in the Graphical User Interface. The default is to expose everywhere.

Gets whether or not the Category field has been set.

Gets whether or not the SubCategory field has been set.

Override this function to supply a custom icon (24x24 pixels). The result of this property is cached, so don't worry if icon retrieval is not very fast.

The icon associated with this object.

The greyscale icon of this object.

By default the NickName menu item supports the Icon Mode override toggle. If your UI is not capable of displaying icons, then override this property and return False.

Gets the current display mode of the object.

Gets a description of the current state of the object. This field is usually the same as the Description() field, but it might be variable when overridden.

Gets the ID of this runtime instance.

Returns a boolean indicating whether or not the current object can seed data.

Gets a list of additional keywords that describe the object. Typically this list is empty but you can override this property to aid in object searches.

Gets or sets the enabled flag of this object. Disabled objects are ignored during solutions.

Gets or sets a value that enables Nick name changes through the menu. The default is TRUE.

Gets or sets the name of the object. This field typically remains fixed during the lifetime of an object.

Gets or sets the nickname of the object. This field can be changed by the user.

Gets whether this object is obsolete. Default implementation returns true if the class name contains the string "OBSOLETE" or if this class has been decorated with the ObsoleteAttribute. You are free to override this if you want, but I suggest adding the ObsoleteAttribute instead.

Gets or sets the solution phase this object is currenly in.

Gets the most recent processor time profiler value.

Returns the worst case flag for the current object

If the object contains at least 1 error, the result is Error.

If the object contains at least 1 warning, the result is Warning.

If the object contains at least 1 message, the result is Remark.

If the object contains no errors, no warnings and no messages, the result is Blank.

Gets or sets the SubCategory in which this object belongs. If HasSubCategory() returns false, this field has no meaning.