# IXLibTypeMetadata interface

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```csharp
public interface IXLibTypeMetadata : 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [ActualDisplayName](#actualdisplayname) | `string` | get |  |
| [BaseType](#basetype) | [IXLibTypeMetadata](#) | get |  |
| [BaseTypeId](#basetypeid) | `string` | get |  |
| [CategoryId](#categoryid) | `string` | get |  |
| [DefaultOrdering](#defaultordering) | `int` | get |  |
| [Description](#description) | [IXLibLString](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/edp/IXLibLString.md) | get |  |
| [DisplayName](#displayname) | [IXLibLString](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/edp/IXLibLString.md) | get |  |
| [DisplayNameFormat](#displaynameformat) | `string` | get |  |
| [DisplayNamePropertyList](#displaynamepropertylist) | `string` | get |  |
| [Id](#id) | `string` | get |  |
| [InheritedTypes](#inheritedtypes) | [IXLibReadOnlyDictionaryByString](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/edp/IXLibReadOnlyDictionaryByString.md) | get |  |
| [IsAbstract](#isabstract) | `bool` | get |  |
| [IsMetadataReadOnly](#ismetadatareadonly) | `bool` | get |  |
| [Properties](#properties-1) | [IXLibReadOnlyDictionaryByString](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/edp/IXLibReadOnlyDictionaryByString.md) | get |  |
| [Source](#source) | `string` | get |  |
| [TypeName](#typename) | `string` | get |  |

### ActualDisplayName

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```csharp
string GetState_ActualDisplayName();
```

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

### BaseType

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```csharp
IXLibTypeMetadata GetState_BaseType();
```

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

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

### BaseTypeId

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```csharp
string GetState_BaseTypeId();
```

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

### CategoryId

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

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

### DefaultOrdering

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

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

### Description

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```csharp
IXLibLString GetState_Description();
```

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

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

### 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 `IXLibTypeMetadataHelper` (`using EDP;`).

### DisplayNameFormat

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```csharp
string GetState_DisplayNameFormat();
```

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

### DisplayNamePropertyList

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```csharp
string GetState_DisplayNamePropertyList();
```

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

### Id

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

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

### InheritedTypes

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```csharp
IXLibReadOnlyDictionaryByString GetState_InheritedTypes();
```

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

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

### IsAbstract

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```csharp
bool GetState_IsAbstract();
```

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

### IsMetadataReadOnly

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

**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 `IXLibTypeMetadataHelper` (`using EDP;`).

### Source

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

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

### TypeName

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```csharp
string GetState_TypeName();
```

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

## Methods

| Method | Returns | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [IsOfType](#isoftype) | `bool` |  |

### IsOfType

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```csharp
bool IsOfType(string argTypeId);
```

| Parameter | Type | Passing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `argTypeId` | `string` | value |

**Returns:** `bool`

## Returned by

[IXLibEntity.TypeMetadata](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/edp/IXLibEntity.md#typemetadata), [IXLibTypeMetadataProvider.GetTypeMetadata](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/ad-sdk-docs/reference/edp/IXLibTypeMetadataProvider.md#gettypemetadata)