groups that give the value of the table entry.

The end of each table is indicated

by a 0 group with the value ENDTAB.
Both symbol table records and symbol tables are database objects. At a very
®
minimum, with all prevailing usage within AutoCAD , this implies that a
handle is present, positioned after the 2 group codes for both the symbol table
record objects and the symbol table objects.
The DIMSTYLE table is the only record type in the system with a handle code
of 105 because of its earlier usage of group code 5. As a rule, programmers
should not be concerned about this exception unless it is in the context of
the DIMSTYLE table section. This is the only context in which this exception
should occur.

Common Symbol Table Group Codes (DXF)

The following table shows group codes that apply to all symbol tables.

Group codes that apply to all symbol tables

Group code Description

-1 APP: entity name (changes each time a drawing is opened)

0 Object type (TABLE)

2 Table name

5 Handle

102 “{ACAD_XDICTIONARY” indicates the start of an extension dictionary group. This group exists
only if persistent reactors have been attached to this object (optional)

360 Hard owner ID/handle to owner dictionary (optional)

102 End of group, “}” (optional)

330 Soft-pointer ID/handle to owner object

100 Subclass marker (AcDbSymbolTable)

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