entity.get_Layer()

[Nawara17]

anybody knows why entity.get_layer() cannot be used explicity?

I am trying to get an entity's layer name. but when I use ent.get_layer(), the following error appear:
'Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.Entity.Layer.get': cannot explicitly call operator or accessor

and if I used ent.Layer as I saw in other topics in this discussions, it seems that it doesn't defined in my project. it is not appearing in ent properties list and it gives this error:
'Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.Entity' does not contain a definition for 'layer'

BTW, I am using VS2003, C#.

thanks in advance

Noora

[Anonymous]

There's been quite a bit of confusion here as a result
of people posting questions but not mentioning what
release of AutoCAD they're working with.

The differences are significant between 2005 and
2006 (and I'm finding that in 2007/VS2005, there
are massive problems with code that worked fine
in 2006/VS2003).

So, for starters, what release of AutoCAD is that ?



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wrote in message news:5245736@discussion.autodesk.com...
anybody knows why entity.get_layer() cannot be used explicity?

I am trying to get an entity's layer name. but when I use ent.get_layer(), the following error appear:
'Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.Entity.Layer.get': cannot explicitly call operator or accessor

and if I used ent.Layer as I saw in other topics in this discussions, it seems that it doesn't defined in my project. it is not appearing in ent properties list and it gives this error:
'Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.Entity' does not contain a definition for 'layer'

BTW, I am using VS2003, C#.

thanks in advance

Noora

[Nawara17]

I am using autocad2006

[Anonymous]

Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.Entity does have a string property "Layer"
in Acad2006.

wrote in message news:5246568@discussion.autodesk.com...
I am using autocad2006

[Nawara17]

ya, but I think the problem is with VS2003.

becuase I opened my project in VC# 2005 Express edition, and i used layer property it doesn't give me an error and it works, but in VS2003 it seems that this property is not defined there.

I don't know how to solve this bug? becuase i want to create my project using VS2003.

[Anonymous]

Intellisense in 2003 has problems.

You may not see it listed, but it certainly is there
and it works.

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wrote in message news:5246916@discussion.autodesk.com...
ya, but I think the problem is with VS2003.

becuase I opened my project in VC# 2005 Express edition, and i used layer property it doesn't give me an error and it works, but in VS2003 it seems that this property is not defined there.

I don't know how to solve this bug? becuase i want to create my project using VS2003.

[Nawara17]

Thanks Tony.
It works 🙂