:class:`Any`
============

.. py:class:: ansys.dpf.core.any.Any(any_dpf=None, server=None)

   Common wrapper representing any supported DPF Data Types.

   :param any_dpf:
   :type any_dpf: ctypes.c_void_p, ansys.grpc.dpf.any_pb2.Any message, optional
   :param server: Server with channel connected to the remote or local instance.
                  The default is ``None``, in which case an attempt is made to use the
                  global server.
   :type server: DPFServer, optional

   .. rubric:: Notes

   Class available with server's version starting at 7.0 (Ansys 2024 R1 pre0).






.. py:currentmodule:: Any

Overview
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   .. tab-item:: Methods

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          * - :py:attr:`~cast`
            - Cast the Any back to its original type.




   .. tab-item:: Static methods

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          * - :py:attr:`~new_from`
            - Return an Any instance from the given object.


   .. tab-item:: Special methods

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          * - :py:attr:`~__str__`
            - Describe the entity.
          * - :py:attr:`~__del__`
            - Delete the entry.




Import detail
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.. code-block:: python

    from ansys.dpf.core.any import Any



Method detail
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.. py:method:: new_from(obj, server=None)
   :staticmethod:


   Return an Any instance from the given object.

   :param obj:
   :type obj: Object wrap as an Any

   :returns: **any** -- Wrapped any type.
   :rtype: Any


.. py:method:: __str__()

   Describe the entity.

   :returns: **description** -- Description of the entity.
   :rtype: str


.. py:method:: cast(output_type=None)

   Cast the Any back to its original type.

   :param output_type: Used when the Any instance was retrieved from the server.
                       Not necessary when the instance was created using the
                       :func:`ansys.dpf.core.Any.new_from`
   :type output_type: output_type, optional

   :returns: Original object instance
   :rtype: type


.. py:method:: __del__()

   Delete the entry.