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EntityType Class

EntityType Class

Contains the categorization of a geographic entity relative to other entities. EntityType objects are hierarchical.


Public Class EntityType Inherits System.Object


[C#]

public class EntityType : System.Object

Public Properties

Name Description
public propertyDefinition

A description of the specified entity type. For example, the value of the Definition property of the AdminDivision1 entity type in the MapPoint.AP, MapPoint.BR, MapPoint.EU, MapPoint.NA, MapPoint.World, and MapPoint.WorldRoutable data sources is "A first-order, initial political subdivision of a [CountryRegion], such as a state, province, department, region, or prefecture".

public propertyDisplayName

The descriptive name of a specified entity type. For example, the value of the DisplayName property of the AdminDivision1 entity type in the MapPoint.AP, MapPoint.BR, MapPoint.EU, MapPoint.NA, MapPoint.World, and MapPoint.WorldRoutable data sources is "First-order administrative division".

public propertyName

The unique name of a specified entity type.

public propertyParentName

The name of the parent EntityType object of a specified entity type. For example, the ParentName property of the AdminDivision1 entity type in the MapPoint.AP, MapPoint.BR, MapPoint.EU, MapPoint.NA, MapPoint.World, and MapPoint.WorldRoutable data sources is "AdministrativeDivision".

public propertyProperties

The array of entity properties (EntityProperty[] objects) that describe the properties of a specified entity type. For example, a Properties property of the SIC7011 entity type in the NavTech.NA data source is EntityProperty.Name="poi_name", EntityProperty.DisplayName="Business Name", EntityProperty.DataType="string".

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See Also

  EntityProperty Class   |   FindFilter.EntityTypeName Property   |   FindNearbySpecification.Filter Property   |   FindSpecification.EntityTypeNames Property   |   GetInfoOptions.EntityTypesToReturn Property