API Reference > imodeljs-backend > Categories > DrawingCategory

DrawingCategory Class

Categorizes 2d GeometricElements.

Extends

Implements

Methods

Name Description
create(iModelDb: IModelDb, definitionModelId: Id64String, name: string): DrawingCategory Static Create a new DrawingCategory  
createCode(iModel: IModelDb, scopeModelId: CodeScopeProps, codeValue: string): Code Static Create a Code for a DrawingCategory given a name that is meant to be unique within the scope of the specified DefinitionModel.  
getCodeSpecName(): string Static Get the name of the CodeSpec that is used by DrawingCategory objects.  
insert(iModelDb: IModelDb, definitionModelId: Id64String, name: string, defaultAppearance: Props): Id64String Static Insert a new DrawingCategory  
queryCategoryIdByName(iModel: IModelDb, scopeModelId: Id64String, categoryName: string): Id64String | undefined Static Looks up the CategoryId of a DrawingCategory by model and name  

Inherited methods

Name Inherited from Description
buildConcurrencyControlRequest(opcode: DbOpcode): void Element Add a request for locks, code reservations, and anything else that would be needed to carry out the specified operation.
delete(): void Element Delete this Element from the iModel.
forEachProperty(func: PropertyCallback, includeCustom: boolean = false): void Entity Call a function for each property of this Entity.
getClassMetaData(): EntityMetaData | undefined Element Get the class metadata for this element.
getDisplayLabel(): string Element Get a display label for this Element.
getJsonProperty(nameSpace: string): any Element Get a JSON property of this element, by namespace
getToolTipMessage(): string[] Element Get a list of HTML strings that describe this Element for the tooltip.
getUserProperties(namespace: string): any Element Get a set of JSON user properties by namespace
insert(): string Element Insert this Element into the iModel.
myDefaultSubCategoryId(): Id64String Category Get the Id of the default SubCategory for this Category.
removeUserProperties(nameSpace: string): void Element Remove a set of JSON user properties, specified by namespace, from this Element
setDefaultAppearance(props: Props): void Category Set the appearance of the default SubCategory for this Category
setJsonProperty(nameSpace: string, value: any): void Element  
setUserProperties(nameSpace: string, value: any): void Element Change a set of user JSON properties of this Element by namespace.
update(): void Element Update this Element in the iModel.
onAllInputsHandled(_id: Id64String, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element  
onBeforeOutputsHandled(_id: Id64String, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element  
onDelete(_props: ElementProps, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called before an Element is deleted.
onDeleted(_props: ElementProps, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called after an Element was deleted.
onInsert(_props: ElementProps, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called before a new Element is inserted.
onInserted(_props: ElementProps, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called after a new Element was inserted.
onUpdate(_props: ElementProps, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called before an Element is updated.
onUpdated(_props: ElementProps, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called after an Element was updated.

Inherited properties

Name Type Inherited from Description
classFullName Accessor ReadOnly string Entity Get the full BIS class name of this Entity in the form "schema:class".
classFullName Accessor StaticReadOnly string Entity Get the full BIS class name of this Entity in the form "schema:class"
className Accessor ReadOnly string Entity The name of the BIS class associated with this class.
code Code Element The Code for this element
description undefined | string Category  
federationGuid undefined | GuidString Element A FederationGuid assigned to this element by some other federated database
id Id64String Entity The Id of this Entity.
iModel IModelDb Entity The Entity.IModelDb that contains this Entity
isPrivate boolean DefinitionElement If true, don't show this DefinitionElement in user interface lists.
jsonProperties [key: string]: any Element Optional json properties of this element.
model Id64String Element The ModelId of the Model containing this element
parent undefined | RelatedElement Element The parent element, if present, of this element.
rank Rank Category  
schema Static Schema Entity The Schema that defines this class.
schemaName Accessor ReadOnly string Entity The name of the BIS Schema that defines this class
userLabel undefined | string Element A user-assigned label for this element.

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Last Updated: 08 January, 2020