poISelectionSet GetType
Retrieves the current data type for the selection set.
Syntax
selectionSet_handle GetType
Application
HyperView Tcl Query
Description
This command returns the current type of the selection set. Type can be node, element, part, system, or assembly. The type is determined when creating a new selection set using the command AddSelectionSet on Model, for instance. If the selection set is invalid, this command returns 0.
Example
hwi OpenStack
hwi GetSessionHandle session_handle
session_handle GetProjectHandle project_handle
project_handle GetPageHandle page_handle [project_handle GetActivePage]
page_handle GetWindowHandle window_handle [page_handle GetActiveWindow]
window_handle GetClientHandle client_handle
client_handle GetModelHandle model_handle [client_handle GetActiveModel]
model_handle AddSelectionSet node
puts "Current selection sets: [model_handle GetSelectionSetList]\n"
model_handle GetSelectionSetHandle selection_set_handle 1
selection_set_handle SetLabel "OurNodeSelectionSet"
selection_set_handle Add all
puts "Current selection set ID: [selection_set_handle GetID]"
puts " Label: [selection_set_handle GetLabel]"
puts " Type: [selection_set_handle GetType] "
puts " Size: [selection_set_handle GetSize] [selection_set_handle GetType]s"
puts " Default color: [selection_set_handle GetColor]"
puts " Default visibility: [selection_set_handle GetVisibility]"
puts "----------------------"
selection_set_handle SetVisibility true
puts " Current visibility: [selection_set_handle GetVisibility]"
hwi CloseStack
Error
This command should always return a valid type as long as a valid selection set handle is used. If the selection set handle is not retrievable, this command returns 0.