Gets the extended data (XData) associated with an object.

See Also | Example

Signature

object.GetXData AppName, XDataType, XDataValue

Object

All Drawing Objects , AttributeReference, Block, Dictionary, DimStyle, Group, Layer, Linetype, PlotConfigurations, RegisteredApplication, TextStyle, UCS, View, Viewport; XRecord
The object or objects this method applies to.

AppName

String; input-only
A NULL string will return all the data attached to the object, regardless of the application that created it. Supplying an application name will return only the data that was created by the specified application.

XDataType

Variant (array of shorts); output-only

XDataValue

Variant (array of variants); output-only

Remarks

Extended data is an example of instance-specific data created by applications written with ObjectARX or AutoLISP. This data can be added to any object. This data follows the object's definition data, and is maintained in the order that it was saved into the document. (AutoCAD maintains this information, but doesn't use it.)