hm_marksearchmode
Defines the ID/name search order for *appendmark and *createmark.
Syntax
hm_marksearchmode mode
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Query Command
Description
For entities that have both a name and ID, they can be searched by name first then ID or by ID first then name. mode determines this search order for *appendmark and *createmark commands.
- 0 - Search for names first, then ID (HM default).
- 1 - Search for ID first, then name.
This command does not affect hm_appendmark or hm_createmark.
Examples
If the database contains the following components:
name = "1", id = 100
name = "100", id = 1
The following commands will mark the first component (name ="1"):
hm_marksearchmode 0
*createmark comps 1 1
The following commands will mark the second component (name = "100"):
hm_marksearchmode 1
*createmark comps 1 1
Errors
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}
If mode is invalid, you will get the following error:
hm_marksearchmode: valid values are 0 and 1.