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Returns whether or not the model already contains a model element by the given name.
[Visual Basic .NET] Public Function VerifyUniqueElementName ( _ ByVal Name As String _ ) As Boolean
[C#] public bool VerifyUniqueElementName ( string Name );
[C++]
HRESULT VerifyUniqueElementName(
  BSTR Name,
  VARIANT_BOOL* pUnique
);
[C++]
Parameters Name [in] Name is a parameter of type BSTR pUnique [out, retval] pUnique is a parameter of type VARIANT_BOOL