---
title: clsManualClassParagraph
summary: API reference for clsManualClassParagraph.
status: draft
owner: Technical Writer
last_reviewed: 2026-07-31
library: SAIF.Business.Policy.Rating
reference_type: package
---
# clsManualClassParagraph
Represents paragraph text used in manual class descriptions. The class is retrieved through BOF criteria objects and exposes the loaded row to rating callers.
## Purpose
- Represents paragraph text used in manual class descriptions.
- The class is retrieved through BOF criteria objects and exposes the loaded row to rating callers.
## Context
- Namespace: `SAIF.Business.Policy.Rating`
- Assembly/package: `SAIF.Business.Policy.Rating`
## Public members
| Member | Signature | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Member | `Public Const RETRIEVE_SQL As String = "Select " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH.PARAGRAPH_NUM as ParagraphID, " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH.CLASS_PARAGRAPH as ParagraphText, " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH.CREATE_DATE as CreateDate, " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH.CREATE_USER as CreateUser, " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH.UPDATE_DATE as UpdateDate, " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH.UPDATE_USER as UpdateUser" & " From " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH"` | Base SELECT statement that retrieves manual class paragraph text plus its audit fields from `MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH`. |
| CreateDate | `Public ReadOnly Property CreateDate() As Date` | Audit timestamp recording when the paragraph row was created. |
| CreateUser | `Public ReadOnly Property CreateUser() As String` | Audit user ID that created the paragraph row. |
| UpdateDate | `Public ReadOnly Property UpdateDate() As Date` | Audit timestamp for the most recent update to the paragraph row. |
| UpdateUser | `Public ReadOnly Property UpdateUser() As String` | Audit user ID that last updated the paragraph row. |
| ParagraphID | `Public ReadOnly Property ParagraphID() As String` | Paragraph number that uniquely identifies the manual class paragraph row. |
| ParagraphText | `Public Property ParagraphText() As String` | Stored manual class description text for this paragraph number. |
| Equals | `Public Overloads Shared Function Equals(ByVal objA As Object, ByVal objB As Object) As Boolean` | Compares two objects as manual-class paragraphs by delegating to typed equality. |
| Equals | `Public Overloads Overrides Function Equals(ByVal inObject As Object) As Boolean` | Treats another object as equal only when it is a `clsManualClassParagraph` with the same paragraph number. |
| Equals | `Public Overloads Function Equals(ByVal inObject As clsManualClassParagraph) As Boolean` | Uses `ParagraphID` as the identity comparison for two paragraph records. |
| GetHashCode | `Public Overrides Function GetHashCode() As Integer` | Hashes `ParagraphID`, the value this type uses as its identity key in keyed collections. |
| NewManualClassParagraph | `Public Shared Function NewManualClassParagraph(ByVal inDataportal As IDataPortalInfo, Optional ByVal inParagraphID As String = "") As clsManualClassParagraph` | Creates a new manual class paragraph; when no paragraph ID is supplied, creation uses the database-side next-value lookup described in the tech-debt note. |
| GetManualClassParagraph | `Public Shared Function GetManualClassParagraph(ByVal inDataportal As IDataPortalInfo, ByVal inParagraphID As String) As clsManualClassParagraph` | Retrieves the paragraph text used in manual class descriptions identified by the key values or effective-date criteria supplied by the caller. |
| ParagraphID | `Public Property ParagraphID() As String` | Criteria paragraph number used to retrieve, update, delete, or insert a specific paragraph row. |
| New | `Public Sub New(ByVal inDataPortalInfo As IDataPortalInfo)` | Creates an empty BOF object shell that shared factory methods or retrieval logic can populate with a loaded row. |
| New | `Public Sub New(ByVal inDataPortalInfo As IDataPortalInfo, ByVal inParagraphID As String)` | Creates a criteria-backed instance seeded with `inParagraphID` so the next retrieval runs in the caller's requested context. |
## Inherited public members
| Member | Signature | Purpose | Origin |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rules | `Property Rules As clsRulesManager` | Owns the BOF rules manager used to evaluate registered validation logic.† | `SAIF.Framework.Core` — `clsBusinessBase` |
| BeginEdit | `Sub BeginEdit()` | Opens an n-level edit session for the business object.† | `SAIF.Framework.Core` — `clsBusinessBase` |
| CancelEdit | `Sub CancelEdit()` | Rolls back the active edit scope.† | `SAIF.Framework.Core` — `clsBusinessBase` |
| ApplyEdit | `Sub ApplyEdit()` | Commits the active edit scope.† | `SAIF.Framework.Core` — `clsBusinessBase` |
| Error | `ReadOnly Property Error As String` | Surfaces aggregate broken-rule text through `IDataErrorInfo`.† | `SAIF.Framework.Core` — `clsBusinessBase` |
## Behavioral notes
- The object layers convenience logic over the loaded row, such as equality keys, related-row resolution, or validation helpers.
## Constraints and usage notes
- Retrieve the row with the same keys and effective context that the caller will use later, because helper members derive additional data from that loaded state.
> **Note:** Statements marked with `†` are derived from dependency library
> documentation via the Legends CLI. They describe inherited behavior from the
> indicated origin library and should be verified if the dependency version changes.
## Sources
- `Business\SAIF.Business.Policy.Rating\clsManualClassParagraph.vb`