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# Interface: PViewItem

Methods:

    <integer><PViewItem>.numPViewParamBlocks()

Returns the number of Particle View ParameterBlocks.

    <maxObject><PViewItem>.getPViewParamBlock <index>index

Returns the indexed Particle View ParameterBlocks.

    <bool><PViewItem>.hasComments <node>actionNode

Returns true when the supplied action node has comments.

    <string><PViewItem>.getComments <node>actionNode

Returns the comment of the specified action node as string.

    <void><PViewItem>.setComments <node>actionNode <string>comments

Sets the comment of the specified action node to the supplied string.

EXAMPLES AND RESULTS:
    ParticleFlow.openParticleView() --open Particle View to see results
    ev = Event() --create an empty event
    --> $Event:Event 002 @ [0.000000,0.000000,0.000000]
    particleFlow.beginEdit() --Disable auto-event-encapsulation
    --> OK
    bt = birth() --A Birth Action!
    --> $Birth:Birth 001 @ [0.000000,0.000000,0.000000]
    particleFlow.endEdit() --Enable auto-event-encapsulation
    --> OK
    ev.appendAction bt --Insert the Birth in the Event
    --> true
    ev.numPViewParamBlocks() --Check the number of PBlocks
    --> 0
    ev.hasComments bt --Check for comments - none
    --> false
    ev.setComments bt "Happy Birthday!" --Set a comment...
    --> OK
    ev.getComments bt --...and read it back
    --> "Happy Birthday!"

This Interface is available in:

Age_Test : Helper

Birth : Helper

Birth_Script : Helper

Collision_Spawn : Helper

DeleteParticles : Helper

displayParticles : Helper

Event : Helper

Find_Target : Helper

Force : Helper

Go_To_Rotation : Helper

Keep_Apart : Helper

mapping : Helper

Material_Dynamic : Helper

Material_Frequency : Helper

Material_Static : Helper

Notes : Helper

PF_Source : GeometryClass

Position_Icon : Helper

Position_Object : Helper

renderParticles : Helper

rotation : Helper

scaleParticles : Helper

Scale_Test : Helper

Script_Test : Helper

Script_Operator : Helper

Send_Out : Helper

shapeStandard : Helper

Shape_Facing : Helper

Shape_Instance : Helper

Shape_Mark : Helper

Spawn : Helper

speed : Helper

Speed_Test : Helper

Speed_By_Surface : Helper

Spin : Helper

Split_Selected : Helper

Split_Source : Helper

Split_Amount : Helper

#### See Also

- Particle Flow Interfaces