Static APIs for block property

NX Block UI Styler provides Static APIs to get and set block properties.

Availability by language

The Static APIs are available for:

• NX Open for .NET: NXOpen.BlockStyler namespace in NXOpenUI.dll
• Java: nxopen.blockstyler package in NXOpenUI.jar
• NX Open for C++: NXOpen::BlockStyler namespace in libnxopenuicpp.dll
• Python: NXOpen.BlockStyler module for NX Open

Use Generate Block Specific Code for block-specific code generation during dialog box design time when you use the Static APIs. The default value for Generate Block Specific Code is True.

Example (VB.NET)

VB.NET code for an integer block with BlockID integer0:

Private integer0 As NXOpen.BlockStyler.IntegerBlock
integer0 = CType(theDialog.TopBlock.FindBlock("integer0"), NXOpen.BlockStyler.IntegerBlock)

integer0.Value will return the Value property of this block.

To set the Value property of this block:

integer0.Value = 500

To get the Value property of this block:

intVal = integer0.Value

Use Static APIs to prevent runtime failures due to incorrect use of property names (i.e., strongly-typed block accessors are safer than generic/dynamic property lookups by string name).

Where do I find it?

Application	Block UI Styler
Location in dialog box	Dialog dialog box → Code Generation tab → General list → Generate Block Specific Code

See also

• Block UI Styler Code Generation
• Dialog dialog box — Code Generation tab (see ui-styler/automation-code/code-generation-tab-and-callbacks.md in this KB for the full callback list: Filter, Update, OK, Apply, Cancel, Initialize, Dialog Shown, Focus Notify, Keyboard Focus Notify, Enable OK/Apply Button)