OpenMaya.MPxCommand Class Reference

Inheritance diagram for OpenMaya.MPxCommand:

Public Member Functions
def	__init__ ()
def	doIt ()
def	hasSyntax ()
def	isUndoable ()
def	redoIt ()
def	syntax ()
def	undoIt ()

Static Public Member Functions
def	__new__ ()
def	appendToResult ()
def	clearResult ()
def	currentResult ()
def	currentResultType ()
def	displayError ()
def	displayInfo ()
def	displayWarning ()
def	isCurrentResultArray ()
def	setResult ()

Static Public Attributes
Result Types
int	kDouble = 1
int	kLong = 0
int	kNoArg = 3
int	kString = 2

Properties
	commandString = property(...)
	historyOn = property(...)

Detailed Description

Base class for custom commands.

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Constructors

Signature	Parameters	Description
MPxCommand()		Default constructor. Returns a new, empty MPxCommand object.

Virtual Methods

These are methods which are called by Maya and can be overridden in the derived class to change Maya's behaviour.

 

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

def OpenMaya.MPxCommand.__init__

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Initialize self.  See help(type(self)) for accurate signature.

Member Function Documentation

def OpenMaya.MPxCommand.__new__ ( )

static

Create and return a new object.  See help(type) for accurate signature.

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.appendToResult ( )

static

Append a value to the result to be returned by the command.

Name:	appendToResult(value)
Parameters:	value - bool, int, float, string, sequence of numerics or sequence of strings
Returns:	None
Description:	Append a value to the result to be returned by the command.

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.clearResult ( )

static

Clears the command's result.

Name:	clearResult()
Parameters:
Returns:	None
Description:	Clears the command's result.

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.currentResult ( )

static

Returns the command's current result.

Name:	currentResult()
Parameters:
Returns:	bool, int, float, string, or a list of ints, floats or strings
Description:	Returns the command's current result.

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.currentResultType ( )

static

Returns the type of the current result.

Name:	currentResultType
Parameters:
Returns:	Result Type constant
Description:	Returns the type of the current result.

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.displayError ( )

static

Display an error message.

Name:	displayError(msg, showLineNumbers=False)
Parameters:	msg - string showLineNumbers - bool
Returns:	None
Description:	Display an error message.

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.displayInfo ( )

static

Display an informational message.

Name:	displayInfo(msg, showLineNumbers=False)
Parameters:	msg - string showLineNumbers - bool
Returns:	None
Description:	Display an informational message.

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.displayWarning ( )

static

Display a warning message.

Name:	displayWarning(msg, showLineNumbers=False)
Parameters:	msg - string showLineNumbers - bool
Returns:	None
Description:	Display a warning message.

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.doIt

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Called by Maya to execute the command.

Signature:	doIt(args)
Parameters:	args - MArgList
Returns:	None
Description:	Called by Maya to execute the command.

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.hasSyntax

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Called by Maya to determine if the command provides an MSyntax object describing its syntax.

Signature:	hasSyntax()
Parameters:
Returns:	bool
Description:	Called by Maya to determine if the command provides an MSyntax object describing its syntax.

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.isCurrentResultArray ( )

static

Returns true if the command's current result is an array of values.

Name:	isCurrentResultArray()
Parameters:
Returns:	bool
Description:	Returns True if the command's current result is an array of values.

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.isUndoable

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Called by Maya to determine if the command supports undo.

Signature:	isUndoable()
Parameters:
Returns:	bool
Description:	Called by Maya to determine if the command supports undo.

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.redoIt

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Called by Maya to redo a previously undone command.

Signature:	redoIt()
Parameters:
Returns:	None
Description:	Called by Maya to redo a previously undone command.

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.setResult ( )

static

Set the value of the result to be returned by the command.

Name:	setResult(value)
Parameters:	value - bool, int, float, string, sequence of numerics or sequence of strings
Returns:	None
Description:	Set the value of the result to be returned by the command.

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.syntax

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Returns the command's MSyntax object, if it has one.

Signature:	syntax()
Parameters:
Returns:	MSyntax
Description:	Returns the command's MSyntax object, if it has one.

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.undoIt

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)

Called by Maya to undo a previously executed command.

Signature:	undoIt()
Parameters:
Returns:	None
Description:	Called by Maya to undo a previously executed command.

Member Data Documentation

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.kDouble = 1

static

Name:	kDouble
Type:	int
Description:

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.kLong = 0

static

Name:	kLong
Type:	int
Description:

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.kNoArg = 3

static

Name:	kNoArg
Type:	int
Description:

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.kString = 2

static

Name:	kString
Type:	int
Description:

Property Documentation

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.commandString = property(...)

static

 Command string to be echoed to the user.

Name:	commandString
Type:	string
Access:	RW
Description:	Command string to be echoed to the user.

OpenMaya.MPxCommand.historyOn = property(...)

static

 Determines if construction history is on for the command.

Name:	historyOn
Type:	bool
Access:	RW
Description:	Determines if construction history is on for the command.