# IXLibEntity interface

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```csharp
public interface IXLibEntity : IXLibObject
```

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

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

**Derived:** [ILsmSdkLayer](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/pcb/ILsmSdkLayer.md)

## Properties

| Property | Type | Access | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [CategoryId](#categoryid) | `string` | get |  |
| [DisplayName](#displayname) | `string` | get |  |
| [Id](#id) | `string` | get |  |
| [IsReadOnly](#isreadonly) | `bool` | get |  |
| [Properties](#properties-1) | [IXLibReadOnlyDictionaryByString](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/edp/IXLibReadOnlyDictionaryByString.md) | get |  |
| [Reference](#reference) | [IXLibEntityReference](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/edp/IXLibEntityReference.md) | get |  |
| [RevisionId](#revisionid) | `int` | get |  |
| [Source](#source) | `string` | get |  |
| [TypeId](#typeid) | `string` | get |  |
| [TypeMetadata](#typemetadata) | [IXLibTypeMetadata](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/edp/IXLibTypeMetadata.md) | get |  |

### CategoryId

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```csharp
string GetState_CategoryId();
```

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

### DisplayName

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```csharp
string GetState_DisplayName();
```

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

### Id

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

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

### IsReadOnly

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```csharp
bool GetState_IsReadOnly();
```

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

### Properties

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```csharp
IXLibReadOnlyDictionaryByString GetState_Properties();
```

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

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

### Reference

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```csharp
IXLibEntityReference GetState_Reference();
```

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

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

### RevisionId

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```csharp
int GetState_RevisionId();
```

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

### Source

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

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

### TypeId

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```csharp
string GetState_TypeId();
```

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

### TypeMetadata

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```csharp
IXLibTypeMetadata GetState_TypeMetadata();
```

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

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

## Returned by

[IXLibEntityProvider.GetEntity](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/edp/IXLibEntityProvider.md#getentity), [IXLibEntityReference.Entity](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/edp/IXLibEntityReference.md#entity), [IPCB_XLibManufacturingViolation.GetDFMRule](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/pcb/IPCB_XLibManufacturingViolation.md#getdfmrule)

## Accepted by

[IPCB_XLibManufacturingDRCProvider.RunDRC](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/pcb/IPCB_XLibManufacturingDRCProvider.md#rundrc)