# IXLibCategory interface

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```csharp
public interface IXLibCategory : IXLibObject
```

**Namespace:** EDP · **Assembly:** Altium.SDK.Interfaces

**Inherits:** [IXLibObject](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/edp/IXLibObject.md)

## Properties

| Property | Type | Access | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [DefaultOrdering](#defaultordering) | `int` | get |  |
| [DisplayName](#displayname) | [IXLibLString](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/edp/IXLibLString.md) | get |  |
| [Id](#id) | `string` | get |  |
| [IsMetadataReadOnly](#ismetadatareadonly) | `bool` | get |  |
| [Parent](#parent) | [IXLibCategory](#) | get |  |
| [ParentId](#parentid) | `string` | get |  |
| [Source](#source) | `string` | get |  |

### DefaultOrdering

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```csharp
int GetState_DefaultOrdering();
```

**Type:** `int` · **Access:** read-only

### DisplayName

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```csharp
IXLibLString GetState_DisplayName();
```

**Type:** [IXLibLString](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/edp/IXLibLString.md) · **Access:** read-only

The accessors are extension methods of `IXLibCategoryHelper` (`using EDP;`).

### Id

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```csharp
string GetState_Id();
```

**Type:** `string` · **Access:** read-only

### IsMetadataReadOnly

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```csharp
bool GetState_IsMetadataReadOnly();
```

**Type:** `bool` · **Access:** read-only

### Parent

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```csharp
IXLibCategory GetState_Parent();
```

**Type:** [IXLibCategory](#) · **Access:** read-only

The accessors are extension methods of `IXLibCategoryHelper` (`using EDP;`).

### ParentId

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```csharp
string GetState_ParentId();
```

**Type:** `string` · **Access:** read-only

### Source

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```csharp
string GetState_Source();
```

**Type:** `string` · **Access:** read-only

## Returned by

[IXLibTypeMetadataProvider.GetCategory](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/edp/IXLibTypeMetadataProvider.md#getcategory)