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IfcPropertyEnumeration

Definition from IAI: A collection of simple or measure values that define a prescribed set of alternatives from which 'enumeration values' are selected. This enables inclusion of enumeration values in property sets. IfcPropertyEnumeration provides a name for the enumeration as well as a list of unique (numeric or descriptive) values (that may have a measure type assigned). The entity defines the list of potential enumerators to be exchanged together (or separately) with properties of type IfcPropertyEnumeratedValue that selects their actual property values from this enumeration.

The unit is handled by the Unit attribute:

Name EnumerationValues Type (through IfcValue) Unit
PEnum_DamperBladeAction Parallel IfcString -
  Opposed IfcString  
  Other IfcString  
  Unset IfcString  

HISTORY: New Entity in IFC Release 2.0, capabilities enhanced in IFC Release 2x. Entity has been renamed from IfcEnumeration in IFC Release 2x.

EXPRESS specification:

ENTITY IfcPropertyEnumeration;
Name  :  IfcLabel;
EnumerationValues  :  LIST [1:?] OF UNIQUE IfcValue;
Unit  :  OPTIONAL IfcUnit;
UNIQUE
UR1  :  Name;
WHERE
WR01  :  SIZEOF(QUERY(temp <* SELF.EnumerationValues | NOT(TYPEOF(SELF.EnumerationValues[1]) = TYPEOF(temp)) )) = 0;
END_ENTITY;

Attribute definitions:

Name  :  Name of this enumeration.
EnumerationValues  :  List of values that form the enumeration.
Unit  :  Unit for the enumerator values, if not given, the default value for the measure type (given by the TYPE of nominal value) is used as defined by the global unit assignment at IfcProject.

Formal Propositions:

WR01  :  All values within the list of EnumerationValues shall be of the same measure type.

Inheritance graph

ENTITY IfcPropertyEnumeration;
ENTITY IfcPropertyEnumeration;
Name  :  IfcLabel;
EnumerationValues  :  LIST [1:?] OF UNIQUE IfcValue;
Unit  :  OPTIONAL IfcUnit;
END_ENTITY;