Named parameters on a long command

[Mihail Djurev]

 Hello,

I have a custom command with 10+ parameters and each of these parameters 
has a name and a default value. Right now I'm forced to use something like

MyCommand(cube, 1, 20, , , , , , , true);
This approach, however is very cumbersome and error-prone. I was 
wondering if there is a way to call the command by setting the 
parameters by name and not by their order.

Basically, I would like to be able to do something like this:
MyCommand( objName = cube, type = 1, someOtherThing = 20, 
yetAnotherThing = true);


Is it possible to do this in Softimage?

Thanks,
Mihail

Re: Named parameters on a long command

[Alok Gandhi]

You can set default values in command definition(plugin registration). But
you cannot specify argument name and value when you are calling the command.


On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 7:43 AM, Mihail Djurev
mihail.dju...@chaosgroup.comwrote:

  Hello,

 I have a custom command with 10+ parameters and each of these parameters
 has a name and a default value. Right now I'm forced to use something like
 MyCommand(cube, 1, 20, , , , , , , true);
 This approach, however is very cumbersome and error-prone. I was wondering
 if there is a way to call the command by setting the parameters by name and
 not by their order.
 Basically, I would like to be able to do something like this:
 MyCommand( objName = cube, type = 1, someOtherThing = 20,
 yetAnotherThing = true);

 Is it possible to do this in Softimage?

 Thanks,
 Mihail




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Re: Named parameters on a long command

[Eric Thivierge]

Could you wrap the command in a python function?


def myFunction(arg1=Default, arg2=1, arg3=True, arg4=String):
xsi.myCommand(arg1,arg2,arg3,arg4)

myFunction(arg2=3, arg4=String2)

 
Eric Thivierge

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Hybride Technologies
 


On 03/07/2013 7:43 AM, Mihail Djurev wrote:

 Hello,

I have a custom command with 10+ parameters and each of these 
parameters has a name and a default value. Right now I'm forced to use 
something like

MyCommand(cube, 1, 20, , , , , , , true);
This approach, however is very cumbersome and error-prone. I was 
wondering if there is a way to call the command by setting the 
parameters by name and not by their order.

Basically, I would like to be able to do something like this:
MyCommand( objName = cube, type = 1, someOtherThing = 20, 
yetAnotherThing = true);


Is it possible to do this in Softimage?

Thanks,
Mihail

Re: Named parameters on a long command

[Mihail Djurev]

 Thanks Eric, that will do.

Mihail

Re: Named parameters on a long command

[Cesar Saez]

A handy python wrapper I have around on my library, perhaps it's usefull
for you too :-)


def pywrap(cmd_name, **kwds):
cmd = Application.Commands(cmd_name)
if not cmd:
Application.LogMessage(cmd_name +  doesnt found., 4)
return
for arg in cmd.Arguments:
value = kwds.get(arg.Name)
if value:
arg.Value = value
cmd.Execute()

pywrap(Select Object, SelectionList=null)




On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Mihail Djurev mihail.dju...@chaosgroup.com
 wrote:

  Thanks Eric, that will do.

 Mihail