Path.GetReferenceKey Method
Parent Object: PathDescription
Method that generates and returns the reference key for this entity.
Remarks
The reference key is an array of bytes that can be used as a persistent reference for this entity. To obtain the entity at a later time using the reference key you use the BindKeyToObject method of the object. The ReferenceKeyManager object is obtained using the ReferenceKeyManager property of the Document object.Syntax
Path.GetReferenceKey( ReferenceKey() As Byte, [KeyContext] As Long )Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| ReferenceKey | Byte | Input/output array of Bytes that contains the reference key. |
| KeyContext | Long | Input Long that specifies the key context. The key context must be supplied when working with any B-Rep entities (and SurfaceBody, FaceShell, Face, Edge, EdgeUse and Vertex objects). A key context is created using the CreateKeyContext method of the ReferenceKeyManager object. For all other object types, the key context argument is not used and is ignored if provided. This is an optional argument whose default value is 0. |