HM_ExtAPI::ElementGetComponent()

Returns a handle to the component for an element.

Syntax

bool ElementGetComponent(
const HM_EntityMesh& hmesh,
const HM_EntityElement& helem,
HM_EntityMeshComponent& hcomp
);

Type

HyperMesh Ext API

Description

Returns a handle to the component for an element.

If the function succeeds, the return value is true. To get extended value information, call HM_ExtAPI::GetLastErrorCode().

Requires including hm_extapi.h.

Inputs

hmesh
[in] - Handle to mesh object that was returned by previous calls to API funcitons.
helem
[in] - Handle to element object that was returned by previous calls to API functions for the mesh object referenced by hmesh.
hcomp
[out] - Handle to the mesh component object that contains the element referenced by helem. The value of the handle is zero in case the topology does not support components.

Errors

None.

Version History

11.0.101