Query Method (Application Object)

Scope: Schematic editor

Object: Application Object

Prerequisites: None

Returns a collection of objects based on type.

Usage

Application.Query(ByVal Flags As VdObjectTypeMask, ByVal Selected As VdAllOrSelected) As IVdObjs

Arguments

Flags: Masks which may be combined to filter the objects selected by this method. This argument is of type VdObjectTypeMask Enum.
Selected: Determines whether to consider all objects or just selected objects. This argument is of type VdAllOrSelected Enum.

Return Values

As IVdObjs. This is a collection of objects that have been filtered by the Flags argument.

Description

The Query method is very valuable for locating and examining all objects of a particular type. You can perform the query on all objects or on a (filtered) set of objects.

Examples

Find all the selected components in all sheets in memory.

For Each Comp In App.Query(VDM_COMP, VD_SELECTED) 
	MsgBox "Component UID=" & Comp.UID 
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