Retrieve the Type of the element identified by an element index from the database.
PLGetElementType( DatabaseName, ElementIndex )
DatabaseName (Character String) |
The full path and filename to the relevant database. The file extension is optional. |
ElementIndex (Integer) |
The index of the element (from 1 to number of elements). |
An integer value containing one of the following values:
1 |
Beam Element |
2 |
Spring Element |
3 |
Articulation Element |
4 |
Damper Element |
If an error occurs, one of the following error codes will be returned:
-999999999 |
Invalid Input (Element index out of range). |
-999999998 |
Invalid Database. |