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A3DEntityGetType
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.. c:function:: A3DStatus A3DEntityGetType(const A3DEntity *pEntity, A3DEEntityType *peEntityType)

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      | :c:enum:`~A3DStatus` A3DEntityGetType(*const* :c:type:`~A3DEntity`\ * **pEntity**\ , :c:enum:`~A3DEEntityType`\ * **peEntityType**\ )
   
   Gets the actual type of the entity. 
   
   This function returns an integer that specifies an Entity type. The integer corresponds to one of the values described by the :c:enum:`~A3DEEntityType` enumeration.
   
   In case of non exposed surface or curve, the function abstracts away the entity type by filling-in ``peEntityType`` with either :c:enumerator:`~kA3DTypeSurfBase` or :c:enumerator:`~kA3DTypeCrvBase` respectively. This behavior is most commonly encountered with the Inventor format.
   
   
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   **Returns**
   
   
      ``A3D_SUCCESS`` on success, or an error code on failure
   
   




