Model.hm_getentitytype

Model.hm_getentitytype(entity_type)

Returns the entity type ID for the specified entity_type. Each entity type in is assigned a unique ID. The entity type name is converted to the entity type ID using this function.

If entity_type is not valid, undefined will be returned.

This is the inverse of the hm_getentityname() function.

Parameters:

entity_type (hwString) – The unique entity type name.

Returns:

• hwReturnStatus - Status object

• HmQueryResult - Result object containing the output values:

  • entityTypeID (unsigned int)

Examples

Get the type ID of nodes

import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

_, result = model.hm_getentitytype(entity_type="nodes")

print("Entity Type ID:", result.entityTypeID)  #  Entity Type ID:1

Get the type ID of properties

import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

_, result = model.hm_getentitytype(entity_type="properties")

print("Entity Type ID:", result.entityTypeID)  #  Entity Type ID:11