# IComponentLibraryManager interface *No description yet.* ```csharp public interface IComponentLibraryManager ``` **Namespace:** ComponentLib ยท **Assembly:** Altium.SDK.Interfaces ## Methods | Method | Returns | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | [CreateComponentDefinition](#createcomponentdefinition) | [IComponentDefinition](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentDefinition.md) | | | [CreateComponentLibrary](#createcomponentlibrary) | [IComponentLibraryDocument](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentLibraryDocument.md) | | | [CreateComponentSet](#createcomponentset) | [IComponentSet](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentSet.md) | | | [CreateGroup](#creategroup) | [IGroup](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IGroup.md) | | | [CreateModelChoice](#createmodelchoice) | [IModelChoice](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IModelChoice.md) | | | [CreateModelLink](#createmodellink) | [IModelLink](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IModelLink.md) | | | [CreateParameter](#createparameter) | [IParameter](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IParameter.md) | | | [CreateReplaceComponentRevisionLinkInfo](#createreplacecomponentrevisionlinkinfo) | [IReplaceComponentRevisionLinkInfo](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IReplaceComponentRevisionLinkInfo.md) | | | [CreateRequiredModel](#createrequiredmodel) | [IRequiredModel](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IRequiredModel.md) | | | [CreateRequiredParameter](#createrequiredparameter) | [IRequiredParameter](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IRequiredParameter.md) | | | [CreateTemplate](#createtemplate) | [IComponentTemplate](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentTemplate.md) | | | [CreateTemplateComponentType](#createtemplatecomponenttype) | [IComponentTemplateComponentType](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentTemplateComponentType.md) | | | [CreateTemplateModelLink](#createtemplatemodellink) | [IComponentTemplateModelLink](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentTemplateModelLink.md) | | | [CreateTemplateParameter](#createtemplateparameter) | [IComponentTemplateParameter](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentTemplateParameter.md) | | | [DestroyAbstractObject](#destroyabstractobject) | `void` | | | [DownloadWithReplacementComponentLinks](#downloadwithreplacementcomponentlinks) | `bool` | | | [GenerateItemNames](#generateitemnames) | `bool` | | | [GetComponentLibraryByFileName](#getcomponentlibrarybyfilename) | [IComponentLibraryDocument](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentLibraryDocument.md) | | | [GetComponentTypeComponentTemplatePairList](#getcomponenttypecomponenttemplatepairlist) | [IInterfaceList](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/dxp/IInterfaceList.md) | | | [GetCurrentComponentLibrary](#getcurrentcomponentlibrary) | [IComponentLibraryDocument](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentLibraryDocument.md) | | | [GetItemNameGenerator](#getitemnamegenerator) | [IBatchItemNameGenerator](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/dxp/IBatchItemNameGenerator.md) | | | [RunCreateComponentDialog](#runcreatecomponentdialog) | `bool` | | ### CreateComponentDefinition *No description yet.* ```csharp IComponentDefinition CreateComponentDefinition(); ``` **Returns:** [IComponentDefinition](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentDefinition.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### CreateComponentLibrary *No description yet.* ```csharp IComponentLibraryDocument CreateComponentLibrary(string argFileName); ``` | Parameter | Type | Passing | | --- | --- | --- | | `argFileName` | `string` | value | **Returns:** [IComponentLibraryDocument](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentLibraryDocument.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### CreateComponentSet *No description yet.* ```csharp IComponentSet CreateComponentSet(); ``` **Returns:** [IComponentSet](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentSet.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### CreateGroup *No description yet.* ```csharp IGroup CreateGroup(); ``` **Returns:** [IGroup](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IGroup.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### CreateModelChoice *No description yet.* ```csharp IModelChoice CreateModelChoice(); ``` **Returns:** [IModelChoice](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IModelChoice.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### CreateModelLink *No description yet.* ```csharp IModelLink CreateModelLink(); ``` **Returns:** [IModelLink](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IModelLink.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### CreateParameter *No description yet.* ```csharp IParameter CreateParameter(); ``` **Returns:** [IParameter](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IParameter.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### CreateReplaceComponentRevisionLinkInfo *No description yet.* ```csharp IReplaceComponentRevisionLinkInfo CreateReplaceComponentRevisionLinkInfo(string argOldRevisionGUID, IULB_ItemRevision argNewRevision, IInterfaceList argItems); ``` | Parameter | Type | Passing | | --- | --- | --- | | `argOldRevisionGUID` | `string` | value | | `argNewRevision` | [IULB_ItemRevision](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/dxp/IULB_ItemRevision.md) | value | | `argItems` | [IInterfaceList](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/dxp/IInterfaceList.md) | value | **Returns:** [IReplaceComponentRevisionLinkInfo](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IReplaceComponentRevisionLinkInfo.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### CreateRequiredModel *No description yet.* ```csharp IRequiredModel CreateRequiredModel(); ``` **Returns:** [IRequiredModel](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IRequiredModel.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### CreateRequiredParameter *No description yet.* ```csharp IRequiredParameter CreateRequiredParameter(); ``` **Returns:** [IRequiredParameter](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IRequiredParameter.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### CreateTemplate *No description yet.* ```csharp IComponentTemplate CreateTemplate(); ``` **Returns:** [IComponentTemplate](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentTemplate.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### CreateTemplateComponentType *No description yet.* ```csharp IComponentTemplateComponentType CreateTemplateComponentType(); ``` **Returns:** [IComponentTemplateComponentType](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentTemplateComponentType.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### CreateTemplateModelLink *No description yet.* ```csharp IComponentTemplateModelLink CreateTemplateModelLink(); ``` **Returns:** [IComponentTemplateModelLink](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentTemplateModelLink.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### CreateTemplateParameter *No description yet.* ```csharp IComponentTemplateParameter CreateTemplateParameter(); ``` **Returns:** [IComponentTemplateParameter](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentTemplateParameter.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### DestroyAbstractObject *No description yet.* ```csharp void DestroyAbstractObject(IAbstractObject argbstractObject); void DestroyAbstractObject(object argbstractObject); ``` | Parameter | Type | Passing | | --- | --- | --- | | `argbstractObject` | [IAbstractObject](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IAbstractObject.md) | value | **Returns:** nothing (`void`) The first overload is an extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`) with typed parameters; the second is declared by the interface. ### DownloadWithReplacementComponentLinks *No description yet.* ```csharp bool DownloadWithReplacementComponentLinks(IEDMS_Vault argVault, IInterfaceList argReplaceInfoList); bool DownloadWithReplacementComponentLinks(object argVault, object argReplaceInfoList); ``` | Parameter | Type | Passing | | --- | --- | --- | | `argVault` | [IEDMS_Vault](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/dxp/IEDMS_Vault.md) | value | | `argReplaceInfoList` | [IInterfaceList](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/dxp/IInterfaceList.md) | value | **Returns:** `bool` The first overload is an extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`) with typed parameters; the second is declared by the interface. ### GenerateItemNames *No description yet.* ```csharp bool GenerateItemNames(IEDMS_Vault argVault, IULB_Folder argFolder, IULB_ContentType argContentType, int argCount, IStrings argList); bool GenerateItemNames(object argVault, object argFolder, object argContentType, int argCount, object argList); ``` | Parameter | Type | Passing | | --- | --- | --- | | `argVault` | [IEDMS_Vault](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/dxp/IEDMS_Vault.md) | value | | `argFolder` | [IULB_Folder](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/dxp/IULB_Folder.md) | value | | `argContentType` | [IULB_ContentType](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/dxp/IULB_ContentType.md) | value | | `argCount` | `int` | value | | `argList` | [IStrings](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/dxp/IStrings.md) | value | **Returns:** `bool` The first overload is an extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`) with typed parameters; the second is declared by the interface. ### GetComponentLibraryByFileName *No description yet.* ```csharp IComponentLibraryDocument GetComponentLibraryByFileName(string argFileName); ``` | Parameter | Type | Passing | | --- | --- | --- | | `argFileName` | `string` | value | **Returns:** [IComponentLibraryDocument](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentLibraryDocument.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### GetComponentTypeComponentTemplatePairList *No description yet.* ```csharp IInterfaceList GetComponentTypeComponentTemplatePairList(); ``` **Returns:** [IInterfaceList](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/dxp/IInterfaceList.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### GetCurrentComponentLibrary *No description yet.* ```csharp IComponentLibraryDocument GetCurrentComponentLibrary(); ``` **Returns:** [IComponentLibraryDocument](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentLibraryDocument.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### GetItemNameGenerator *No description yet.* ```csharp IBatchItemNameGenerator GetItemNameGenerator(IEDMS_Vault argVault, IULB_Folder argFolder, IULB_ContentType argContentType); ``` | Parameter | Type | Passing | | --- | --- | --- | | `argVault` | [IEDMS_Vault](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/dxp/IEDMS_Vault.md) | value | | `argFolder` | [IULB_Folder](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/dxp/IULB_Folder.md) | value | | `argContentType` | [IULB_ContentType](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/dxp/IULB_ContentType.md) | value | **Returns:** [IBatchItemNameGenerator](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/dxp/IBatchItemNameGenerator.md) Extension method of `IComponentLibraryManagerHelper` (`using ComponentLib;`). ### RunCreateComponentDialog *No description yet.* ```csharp bool RunCreateComponentDialog(out IULB_ItemRevision argItemRevision, out IComponentTemplate argTemplate, out IULB_Tag argCmpType); ``` | Parameter | Type | Passing | | --- | --- | --- | | `argItemRevision` | [IULB_ItemRevision](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/dxp/IULB_ItemRevision.md) | out | | `argTemplate` | [IComponentTemplate](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/IComponentTemplate.md) | out | | `argCmpType` | [IULB_Tag](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/dxp/IULB_Tag.md) | out | **Returns:** `bool` ## Returned by [GlobalVars.CmplibManager](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/componentlib/GlobalVars.md#cmplibmanager)