# GetProperties Method

## Overloads

| [GetProperties()](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IGenericObject.GetProperties.htm#Qlik_Engine_IGenericObject_GetProperties) |  | Returns the identifier, the type and the properties of the object.<br><br>Because it is not mandatory to set all properties when you define an object, the `GetProperties` method may show properties that were not set. In that case, default values are given.<br><br>If the object contains some soft properties, the soft properties are not returned by the `GetProperties` method. Use the `GetEffectiveProperties method` instead.<br><br>If the object is linked to another object, the properties of the linking object are not returned by the `GetProperties` method. Use the `GetEffectiveProperties method` instead. |
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[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IGenericObject.GetProperties.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IGenericObject.GetProperties.htm)

## GetProperties()

Returns the identifier, the type and the properties of the object.

Because it is not mandatory to set all properties when you define an object, the `GetProperties` method may show properties that were not set. In that case, default values are given.

If the object contains some soft properties, the soft properties are not returned by the `GetProperties` method. Use the `GetEffectiveProperties method` instead.

If the object is linked to another object, the properties of the linking object are not returned by the `GetProperties` method. Use the `GetEffectiveProperties method` instead.

### Declaration

```

          GenericObjectProperties GetProperties()
    
  
```

### Returns

| Type | Description |
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| [GenericObjectProperties](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.GenericObjectProperties.htm) |  |

### Remarks

The properties depends on the generic object type, see [properties](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/genericobject-layout.html).