# GenericEntity

## Functions

| `GenericEntity`
| `GenericEntity`
| `~GenericEntity`
void | `Set`
GenericEntity const & | `operator=`
`Type` | `GetType`
unsigned int | `GetStringCount`
void | `GetStrings`
void | `SetStrings`
void | `SetDisplayParallelToScreen`
bool | `IsDisplayParallelToScreen`

## Detailed Description

class GenericEntity : public PMI::Entity

  This class represents a generic PMI entity, i.e., any entity not represented by any other PMI entity.

  Public Functions

  GenericEntity(HC_KEY segment_key = (-1L))

    Constructs a GenericEntity object. It requires specifying the segment key where the GenericEntity will insert associated geometry.

  GenericEntity(GenericEntity const &that)
  virtual ~GenericEntity()
  void Set(GenericEntity const &that)
  GenericEntity const &operator=(GenericEntity const &that)
  inline virtual Type GetType() const
    Returns

      the PMI::Type for this entity. Overridden by subclasses.

  unsigned int GetStringCount() const
    Returns

      the number of strings for this GenericEntity

  void GetStrings(unsigned int &out_count, String out_strings[], TextAttributes out_text_attributes[]) const

    Gets the strings for this GenericEntity.

    Parameters

      - out_count – the number of strings for this GenericEntity. Returned to the user.

      - out_strings – the array of strings for this GenericEntity. Returned to the user. Necessary space should be allocated prior to calling. If pointer is NULL no values will be put into the array.

      - out_text_attributes – the array of TextAttributes for the strings for this GenericEntity. Returned to the user. Necessary space should be allocated prior to calling. If pointer is NULL no values will be put into the array.

  void SetStrings(unsigned int in_count, String const in_strings[], TextAttributes const in_text_attributes[])

    Sets the strings for this GenericEntity. These will replace any existing strings.

    Parameters

      - in_count – the number of strings in the array

      - in_strings – the array of strings for this GenericEntity

      - in_text_attributes – the array of TextAttributes for the strings for this GenericEntity

  void SetDisplayParallelToScreen(bool const in_parallel = true)

    Sets the display behavior for this GenericEntity.

    Parameters

      in_parallel – option value

  bool IsDisplayParallelToScreen() const

    Gets the display behavior for this GenericEntity.

    Returns

      option value