Attributes.Set (.NET)

This method adds or modifies feature attributes on an entity of a feature layer. If the field exists on the entity, and the specified field type matches the supplied value, it overwrites the existing value.

Note:

Some fields may be read-only. See the Field attributes topic for more information.

Declaration

public bool Esri.ArcGISForAutoCAD.Attributes.Set(Document doc, ObjectId objId, string flName, Dictionary<String, IConvertible> data)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description	Required
Document	doc	The AutoCAD document to act on.	required
ObjectId	objId	The AutoCAD ObjectId of the feature.	required
string	flName	An existing feature layer name in the drawing.	required
Dictionary<string, IConvertible>	data	A dictionary of field names and values. Note: When working with fields that have coded domain values, use the field description value and not the code.	required

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the attributes were set successfully

Remarks on error conditions

This method may throw an exception or return false or null if a parameter is invalid.

Example

Print the success of setting the StreetName, Pavement, and Rating attribute values of the designated Centerlines feature entity.

// Initialize 
var doc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
var objectId = Esri.ArcGISForAutoCAD.FeatureLayer.SelectEntity(doc, "Centerlines");
var data = new Dictionary<string, IConvertible> { {"StreetName", "Main"}, {"Pavement", 2}, {"Rating", 0.852} };

// Set the designated attribute values
var success = Esri.ArcGISForAutoCAD.Attributes.Set(doc, objectId, "Centerlines", data);

// Print the success
doc.Editor.WriteMessage(success.ToString());

/* Example output 
True
*/

See also

FeatureLayer.SelectEntity —A .NET method that prompts for the selection of one entity and returns its AutoCAD ObjectId.

esri_attributes_set —An AutoLISP function that modifies feature attributes on an entity of a feature layer.