Finding an element by name

[Ricardo Guerra]

Hi there,

i need to find an element in the model and i only know its name.
I'm using the EA.Package.FindObject(myObjectName) but it throws an exception stating "Can´t find matching object".

Thanks in advance!

Cheers,
Ricardo

[Aaron B]

The FindObject() method requires a dotted path to the element in relation to the current package.  E.g. "System.Class1".  If you only know the name of the object, but do not know which package it is contained in, you might try using Repository.GetElementsByQuery() instead.  This allows you to execute an EA model search and returns the results as a Collection.

Example:
  Dim results As EA.Collection
  Set results = Repository.GetElementsByQuery("Simple", "Class1")

[Ricardo Guerra]

Thanks for your reply Aaron!

I managed to get element ids now so it became easier to get elements.
Your approach forces me to have the queries pre-created in EA.

Cheers,
Ricardo