<     > 

GetNumPortsInGroup (Operator) *

Introduced

3.0

Description

Returns the number of Ports in a PortGroup. Returns -1 if there is a failure.

Scripting Syntax

Operator.GetNumPortsInGroup( PortGroupIndex )

C# Syntax

Int32 Operator.GetNumPortsInGroup( Int32 in_lPortGroupIndex );

Parameters

Return Value

Long

Examples

JScript Example

/*
   This example illustrates how to get the number of ports within operator's
   port groups.
*/
NewScene( null, false );

var sphere = CreatePrim( "Sphere", "MeshSurface" );
var cube = CreatePrim( "Cube", "MeshSurface" );
cube.posx.Value = 3;
cube.posy.Value = 3;

var objs_array = new Array(2);
objs_array[0] = cube;
objs_array[1] = sphere;

// Boolean difference grid
   ApplyOp( "BooleanGenDifference", objs_array );

// Get generated mesh from selection
var mesh = selection(0);

// Get boolean operator from cube's construction history
var e = new Enumerator(mesh.ActivePrimitive.ConstructionHistory);

var op;
for ( ; !e.atEnd(); e.moveNext() )
if ( e.item().Type == "booleangen" )
{
op = e.item();
break;
}

// Print the number of ports in each group
Application.LogMessage( op.Name + ": num port groups = " + op.GetNumPortGroups() );
for ( var i=0; i<op.GetNumPortGroups(); i++ )
Application.LogMessage( op.Name + ": num ports in group " + i + " = " + op.GetNumPortsInGroup(i) );

//INFO : "Boolean Generator: num port groups = 3"
//INFO : "Boolean Generator: num ports in group 0 = 2"
//INFO : "Boolean Generator: num ports in group 1 = 2"
//INFO : "Boolean Generator: num ports in group 2 = 2"

Autodesk Softimage v7.5     <     >