sdaiGetInstanceType

Return the instance type of the specified instance. The instance type is returned as an entityID that uniquely identifies the entity definition instance in the EDMdatabase^ that defines the actual entity, i.e. the actual instance type.
The model that holds the actual instance must be open before this function can be successfully performed.
Related functions: sdaiIsInstanceOf , sdaiIsInstanceOfBN , sdaiIsKindOf , sdaiIsKindOfBN
Header:
#include "sdai.h"
Prototype:
SdaiEntity sdaiGetInstanceType(SdaiInstance instance);
Arguments:

instance

A numeric instanceID that uniquely identifies the instance of interest in the EDMdatbase^. The instanceID is defined by a sdaiCreateInstance or a sdaiCreateInstanceBN function.

Returns:
A numeric entityID that uniquely identifies the entity definition instance in the EDMdatabase^ that defines the instance type of the actual instance.
entityID != 0 : operation successfully performed.
entityID = 0 : operation failed, use sdaiErrorQuery function to get error reason.
Example:
SdaiEntity entityId;
SdaiString name;
SdaiAppInstance instance;
...
entityId = sdaiGetInstanceType(instance);
if (! entityId) {
/* Error in operation */
printf("\nError: %s in sdaiGetInstanceType \n",
edmiGetErrorText(sdaiErrorQuery()));
goto error;
}
sdaiGetAttrBN(entityId, "Name", sdaiSTRING, &name);
if (name != NULL) {
printf("\nInstance type: %s",name);
edmiFree(name);
}
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