Function Entry: VLE-DICTIONARY-LIST

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Function Entry: VLE-DICTIONARY-LIST

Name

vle-dictionary-list

Class

BricsCAD VLE Library Function

Syntax

(vle-dictionary-list dict subDict asNames)

Arguments and Values

  • dict entity name or string of dictionary to be
  • scanned
  • subDict if
  • not NIL, the name of the sub-dictionary to be scanned; if NIL, the
  • 'dict' is scanned
  • asNames specifies whether item keys are listed or the entity
  • names of items; 'T' specifies item keys

Description

scans the specified dictionary or sub-dictionary and lists all entries

Return Values

list of dictionary entries, as list of key strings or entity names

Examples

(vle-dictionary-list
(namedobjdict) nil T) => ("ACAD_COLOR" "ACAD_GROUP"
"ACAD_LAYOUT" ...)

(vle-dictionary-list (namedobjdict)
"ACAD_TABLESTYLE" T) => ("Standard")

(vle-dictionary-list (namedobjdict)
"ACAD_TABLESTYLE" nil) => (<Entity name: nnnnnnnn>)

Notes

depending on 'subDict', the function scans either the given 'dict' or the 'subDict' dictionary for its entries;

supported dictionary name strings (case-insensitive) : ACADCOLOR

Availability

  • AutoCAD 2026: not documented.
  • BricsCAD V26: documented.
  • Status: BricsCAD-only.

Source Notes