DataFolders Object

Derived from: Base Object
Defined in namespace "adsk::core" and the header file is <Core/Dashboard/DataFolders.h>

Description

Collection object the provides a list of data folders.

Methods

Name Description
add Creates a new folder within the parent folder.
asArray Get the current list of all folders.
classType Static function that all classes support that returns the type of the class as a string. The returned string matches the string returned by the objectType property. For example if you have a reference to an object and you want to check if it's a SketchLine you can use myObject.objectType == fusion.SketchLine.classType().
item Returns the specified folder.
itemById Returns the folder specified using the ID of the folder.
itemByName Returns the folder specified using the name of the folder.

Properties

Name Description
count The number of folders in this collection.
isValid Indicates if this object is still valid, i.e. hasn't been deleted or some other action done to invalidate the reference.
objectType This property is supported by all objects in the API and returns a string that contains the full name (namespace::objecttype) describing the type of the object.

It's often useful to use this in combination with the classType method to see if an object is a certain type. For example: if obj.objectType == adsk.core.Point3D.classType():

Accessed From

DataFolder.dataFolders

Version

Introduced in version January 2015