FilterPSet

Introduced

1.0

Description

Filters a list of property sets to produce a list that includes or excludes all the property sets complying with a specified parent-child relationship.

Scripting Syntax

    FilterPSet( [InputObjs], [Relationship], [Include] )

Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
InputObjs | String | List of property sets. Default Value: Current selection
Relationship | siPSetRelationship | Relationship to filter on. Default Value: siContainedPSet
Include | Boolean | True to include (False to exclude) property sets that match the relationship. Default Value: True

Return Value

Returns an XSICollection object that contains the filtered list.

Examples

1. VBScript Example

    ' create objects for example
    CreatePrim "Cone", "MeshSurface"

    ' test the pset relationship of visibility, display and material properties
    set psets = FilterPSet( "Camera_Interest.visibility", siLocalPSet, True )
    if TypeName( psets ) <> "Nothing" then
       LogMessage "Camera_Interest.visibility property is local."
    else
       LogMessage "Camera_Interest.visibility property is shared."
    end if
    set psets = FilterPSet( "Camera_Interest.display", siSharedPSet, True )
    if TypeName( psets ) <> "Nothing" then
       LogMessage "Camera_Interest.display property is shared."
    else
       LogMessage "Camera_Interest.display property is local."
    end if
    set psets = FilterPSet( "cone.Scene_Material", siSharedPSet, True )
    if TypeName( psets ) <> "Nothing" then
       LogMessage "cone.Scene_Material is inherited."
    else
       LogMessage "cone.Scene_Material is local."
    end if

    'INFO : "Camera_Interest.visibility property is local."
    'INFO : "Camera_Interest.display property is shared."
    'INFO : "cone.Scene_Material is inherited."

2. VBScript Example

    ' Is the camera interest display property a local property set of its parent?
    set l_PSets = FilterPSet( "Camera_Interest.display", siLocalPSet )
    if TypeName( l_PSets ) <> "Nothing" then
    LogMessage "Camera_Interest.display is a local property set."
    else
    LogMessage "Camera_Interest.display is an inherited property set."
    end if
    '--------------------------------------
    ' The following message will be logged:
    '    'INFO : "Camera_Interest.display is an inherited property set."

    ' Create a cone and select its material.
    set MyCone = CreatePrim( "Cone", "MeshSurface" )
    SelectObj MyCone.Material
    ' Is the selected cone material an inherited property set?
    set l_PSets = FilterPSet( , siSharedPSet )
    if TypeName( l_PSets ) <> "Nothing" then
    LogMessage "The cone material is an inherited property set."
    else
    LogMessage "The cone material is a local property set."
    end if
    '--------------------------------------
    ' The following message will be logged:
    '    'INFO : "The cone material is an inherited property set."

    ' Create a grid.
    CreatePrim "Grid", "MeshSurface"
    ' List all the inherited property sets of the grid.
    set l_PSets = FilterPSet( "grid.*", siSharedPset )
    if TypeName( l_PSets ) <> "Nothing" then
       LogMessage "Inherited property sets of the grid:"
       for each p in l_Psets
           LogMessage "   " & p.name
       next
    else
       LogMessage "No shared PSets"
    end if
    '--------------------------------------
    ' The following message will be logged:
    '    'INFO : "Inherited property sets of the grid:"
    '    'INFO : "   Ambient Lighting"
    '    'INFO : "   Scene_Material"
    '    'INFO : "   Geometry Approximation"
    '    'INFO : "   Display"

See Also

MakeLocal

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