API Reference > imodeljs-backend > Models > DefinitionModel DefinitionModel Class A container for persisting definition elements. see DefinitionPartition Extends InformationModel Extended by RepositoryModel DictionaryModel Methods Name Description insert(iModelDb: IModelDb, parentSubjectId: string, name: string): string Static Insert a DefinitionPartition and a DefinitionModel that sub-models it. Inherited methods Name Inherited from Description buildConcurrencyControlRequest(opcode: DbOpcode): void InformationModel Add a request for the locks that would be needed to carry out the specified operation. delete(): void InformationModel Delete this Model from the iModel. forEachProperty(func: PropertyCallback, includeCustom: boolean = true): void InformationModel Call a function for each property of this Entity. getJsonProperty(name: string): any InformationModel getUserProperties(namespace: string): any InformationModel Get a set of JSON user properties by namespace insert(): string InformationModel Insert this Model in the iModel removeUserProperties(nameSpace: string): void InformationModel Remove a set of JSON user properties, specified by namespace, from this Element setJsonProperty(name: string, value: any): void InformationModel setUserProperties(nameSpace: string, value: any): void InformationModel Change a set of user JSON properties of this Element by namespace. update(): void InformationModel Update this Model in the iModel. is(otherClass: undefined): boolean Static InformationModel return whether this Entity class is a subclass of another Entity class onDelete(arg: OnModelIdArg): void ProtectedStatic InformationModel Called before a Model is deleted. onDeleteElement(_arg: OnElementInModelIdArg): void ProtectedStatic InformationModel Called when an Element in an instance of a Model of this class is about to be deleted. onDeleted(_arg: OnModelIdArg): void ProtectedStatic InformationModel Called after a Model was deleted. onDeletedElement(_arg: OnElementInModelIdArg): void ProtectedStatic InformationModel Called after an Element in an instance of a Model of this class has been deleted. onInsert(arg: OnModelPropsArg): void ProtectedStatic InformationModel Called before a new Model is inserted. onInsertElement(_arg: OnElementInModelPropsArg): void ProtectedStatic InformationModel Called before a prospective Element is to be inserted into an instance of a Model of this class. onInserted(arg: OnModelIdArg): void ProtectedStatic InformationModel Called after a new Model is inserted. onInsertedElement(_arg: OnElementInModelIdArg): void ProtectedStatic InformationModel Called after an Element has been inserted into an instance of a Model of this class. onUpdate(arg: OnModelPropsArg): void ProtectedStatic InformationModel Called before a Model is updated. onUpdateElement(_arg: OnElementInModelPropsArg): void ProtectedStatic InformationModel Called when an Element in an instance of a Model of this class is about to be updated. onUpdated(arg: OnModelIdArg): void ProtectedStatic InformationModel Called after a Model is updated. onUpdatedElement(_arg: OnElementInModelIdArg): void ProtectedStatic InformationModel Called after an Element in an instance of a Model of this class has been updated. populateRequest(req: ConcurrencyControl.Request, props: ModelProps, iModel: IModelDb, opcode: DbOpcode): void Static InformationModel Disclose the codes and locks needed to perform the specified operation on this model Inherited properties Name Type Inherited from Description classFullName Accessor ReadOnly string InformationModel Get the full BIS class name of this Entity in the form "schema:class". classFullName Accessor StaticReadOnly string InformationModel Get the full BIS class name of this Entity in the form "schema:class" className Accessor ReadOnly string InformationModel The name of the BIS class associated with this class. id string InformationModel The Id of this Entity. iModel IModelDb InformationModel The IModelDb that contains this Entity isPrivate boolean InformationModel isTemplate boolean InformationModel jsonProperties Readonly { T } InformationModel modeledElement Readonly RelatedElement InformationModel name Readonly string InformationModel parentModel Readonly string InformationModel schema Static undefined InformationModel The Schema that defines this class. schemaName Accessor ReadOnly string InformationModel The name of the BIS Schema that defines this class Defined in core/backend/src/Model.ts Line 525 Last Updated: 29 November, 2022