.NET API object gadget

Read the public API values and implemented interfaces of an inspectable Visual Components object in Object Inspector.

Read a .NET API object

Use .NET API object gadget to inspect the public API values exposed by an inspectable object and follow related API objects or collections. It is a read-only view of the selected object; it does not write values back to the layout.

The .NET API object gadget for Stacker Crane - Dual Pallet #2, showing the ISimComponent interface, API values, null relationships, and inspect buttons for nested objects.

Name and DataType identify the inspected API object
Interface selects All or one of the implemented interfaces with inspectable fields
Rows such as RootNode, Behaviors, Statistics, Features, and Nodes show values exposed by the selected interface
A magnifier beside a value means that the related object or collection can be inspected separately

Before you start

Select an object that exposes an inspectable .NET API object

Steps

Open Inspector for the selected object.
In the gadget selector, select .NET API object gadget.
Check Name and DataType to confirm that the gadget is showing the intended object.
In Interface, select All to scan the available API fields, or select a specific implemented interface to focus the rows.
Read the displayed values for the investigation question. Use the magnifier beside a nested object or collection when its contents need separate inspection.

Interpret the result

All combines fields from the implemented interfaces that expose inspectable values. A specific interface limits the rows to that interface.
A value such as 9 x IBehavior, 138 x IFeature, or 7 x ISimNode is a collection summary. Use its magnifier to inspect the collection contents.
<null> means that the selected API property returned no value in the current layout state. For example, the captured crane has <null> for Product, Group, Tag, and selection colors.
A row with an object value, such as RootNode or Statistics, includes the displayed object identity and an inspect action. Follow it when the summary is not enough to answer the question.
The gadget reads public properties from the selected interface. If a property getter cannot be read, the implementation skips that property, so a missing row is not evidence that the source object has no such member.

Read-only boundary

The gadget displays text rows and changes which interface is shown; it does not provide a property editor or a setter for the displayed API values. The magnifier opens a related value for inspection, while the value context menu can copy display text or select a related layout object. These actions do not change the source property value.

Use the separate Property container gadget when the investigation requires the layout's property-container view. That is a different surface from this generic API inspection view.