IMsMetaModelVisualController.FindChainVariableBySlice

Syntax

FindChainVariableBySlice(Slice: IMsFormulaTransformSlice): IMsCalculationChainVariable;

Parameters

Slice. Variable slice.

Description

The FindChainVariableBySlice method searches for the variable by the slice.

Comments

The Slice parameter cannot take the Null value.

If the variable with the specified slice have not found, the method returns Null.

Example

The example is the function, which determines whether the variable with the specified slice exists in the metamodel calculation chain. Input parameter of the function is the slice of the variable. If the variable is not found, the function returns True, otherwise it returns False.

Executing the example requires that the repository contains a modeling container with the MODEL_SPACE identifier containing a modeling problem with the WEB_PROBLEM identifier. The modeling problem must contain the internal metamodel.

Add links to the Metabase, Ms system assemblies.

Function FindChainVariableBySlice(Slice: IMsFormulaTransformSlice): Boolean;
Var
    MB: IMetabase;
    MsObj: IMetabaseObject;
    Problem: IMsProblem;
    Meta: IMsMetaModel;
    MetaVisual: IMsMetaModelVisualController;
    ChainVar: IMsCalculationChainVariable;
Begin
    MB := MetabaseClass.Active;
    // Get modeling container
    MsObj := MB.ItemById("MODEL_SPACE").Bind;
    // Get modeling problem
    Problem := MB.ItemByIdNamespace("WEB_PROBLEM", MsObj.Key).Bind As IMsProblem;
    // Get metamodel
    Meta := Problem.MetaModel;
    MetaVisual := Meta.VisualController;
    // Search for the variable
    ChainVar := MetaVisual.FindChainVariableBySlice(Slice);
    // Return the attribute of existence of the variable in the metamodel
    If Slice <> Null Then
        Return True;
    Else
        Return False;
    End If;
End Function FindChainVariableBySlice;

After executing the example the function determines whether the variable with the specified slice exists in the metamodel calculation chain.