#### IfcProperty

Natural language names

##### Semantic definitions at the entity

Entity definition

An abstract generalization for all types of properties that can be associated with IFC objects through the property set mechanism.

> HISTORY: New entity in IFC Release 1.0

Attribute definitions

# | Attribute | Type | Cardinality | Description | A
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | Name | IfcIdentifier | [1:1] | Name for this property. This label is the significant name string that defines the semantic meaning for the property. | X
2 | Description | - |  | This attribute is out of scope for this model view definition and shall not be set. |

##### Inherited definitions from supertypes

Entity inheritance
Attribute inheritance

# | Attribute | Type | Cardinality | Description | A
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
IfcProperty
1 | Name | IfcIdentifier | [1:1] | Name for this property. This label is the significant name string that defines the semantic meaning for the property. | X
2 | Description | - |  | This attribute is out of scope for this model view definition and shall not be set. |

##### Formal representations

XSD Specification
`<xs:element name="IfcProperty" type="ifc:IfcProperty" abstract="true" substitutionGroup="ifc:Entity" nillable="true"/>
<xs:complexType name="IfcProperty" abstract="true">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension base="ifc:Entity">
<xs:attribute name="Name" type="ifc:IfcIdentifier" use="optional"/>
</xs:extension>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>
`
EXPRESS Specification
`ENTITY IfcProperty
ABSTRACT SUPERTYPE OF(IfcSimpleProperty);
Name : IfcIdentifier;
Description : OPTIONAL IfcStrippedOptional;
INVERSE
END_ENTITY;

EXPRESS-G diagram

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