Retrieves a VLA-object's property
(vlax-get-property object property)
This function was formerly known as vlax-get.
Arguments
A VLA-object.
A symbol or string naming the property to be retrieved.
Return Values
The value of the object's property.
Examples
Begin by retrieving a pointer to the root AutoCAD object:
_$ (setq acadObject (vlax-get-acad-object))
#<VLA-OBJECT IAcadApplication 00a4b2b4>
Get the AutoCAD ActiveDocument property:
_$ (setq acadDocument (vlax-get-property acadObject 'ActiveDocument))
#<VLA-OBJECT IAcadDocument 00302a18>
The function returns the current document object.
Get the ModelSpace property of the ActiveDocument object:
_$ (setq mSpace (vlax-get-property acadDocument 'Modelspace))
#<VLA-OBJECT IAcadModelSpace 00c14b44>
The model space object of the current document is returned.
Convert a drawing entity to a VLA-object:
_$ (setq vlaobj (vlax-ename->vla-object e))
#<VLA-OBJECT IAcadLWPolyline 0467114c>
Get the color property of the object:
_$ (vlax-get-property vlaobj 'Color)
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The vlax-property-available-p and vlax-put-property functions.
