Synopsis
PDX_MSGT gdx_EntitySetUserAttribute2(long option, MDA_PTR gdx_entity_ptr, char *attribute_name, int attribute_type, char *attribute_description, MDA_COUNT nfields, char *field_names[], char field_types[], GDX_USER_ATTRIBUTE_UNION field_values[], MDA_PTR orig_db_ptr, int gdx_model, MDA_PTR *gdx_user_attribute_ptr)
Purpose
Set the user attribute.
Description
Set the user attribute for the specified entity. First, the user attribute will be defined using gdx_UserAttributeDefine. Next, the user attribute will be created using gdx_UserAttributeCreate. Last, the user attribute will be attached to the specified entity using gdx_UserAttributeAttach.
Input
option
Not used
gdx_entity_ptr
Database pointer of entity to set user attributes
attribute_name
Name of user attribue
attribute_type
Type of attribute (see gdx_structs.h for enumeration values)
attribute_description
Description of attribute
nfields
Number of fields for this attribute
field_names
Array of field names for this attribute
field_types
Array of field types for this attribute
field_values
Array of field values for this attribute
orig_db_ptr
Original database pointer or MDA_NULL_PTR
gdx_model
GDX model
Output
gdx_user_attribute_ptr
Database pointer of created user attribute
Return
GDX_NOERR
GDX_INVALID_USER_ATTRIBUTE
GDX_INVALID_FIELD_TYPE
GDX_DUPLICATE_USER_ATTRIBUTE
GDX_USER_ATTRIBUTE_NOT_DEFINED
GDX_INVALID_DBPTR
GDX_NO_CROSS_MODEL_ASSOCIATIONS
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