lsUI

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Synopsis

lsUI [-cmdTemplates] [-collection] [-contexts] [-controlLayouts] [-controls] [-dumpWidgets] [-editors] [-head int] [-long] [-menuItems] [-menus] [-numWidgets] [-panels] [-radioMenuItemCollections] [-tail int] [-type string] [-windows] [objects]

lsUI is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.

Return value

Flags

Long name (short name)	Argument types	Properties
-long(-l)
Use long pathnames instead of short non-path names.
-head(-hd)	int
The parameter specifies the maximum number of elements to be returned from the beginning of the list of items. (Note: each flag will return at most this many items so if multiple flags are specified then the number of items returned will be greater than the value specified).
-tail(-tl)	int
The parameter specifies the maximum number of elements to be returned from the end of the list of items. (Note: each flag will return at most this many items so if multiple flags are specified then the number of items returned will be greater than the value specified).
-type(-typ)	string
List all objects of a certain type specified by the string argument. For example, "window", "menu", "control", or "controlLayout".
-panels(-p)
All currently existing panels.
-editors(-ed)
All currently existing editors.
-windows(-wnd)
Windows created using ELF UI commands.
-controls(-ctl)
Controls created using ELF UI commands. [e.g. buttons, checkboxes, etc]
-controlLayouts(-cl)
Control layouts created using ELF UI commands [e.g. formLayouts, paneLayouts, etc.]
-collection(-col)
Control collections created using ELF UI commands.
-radioMenuItemCollections(-rmc)
Menu item collections created using ELF UI commands.
-menus(-m)
Menus created using ELF UI commands.
-menuItems(-mi)
Menu items created using ELF UI commands.
-numWidgets(-nw)
Reports the number of QT widgets used by Maya.
-dumpWidgets(-dw)
Dump all QT widgets used by Maya.
-contexts(-ctx)
Tool contexts created using ELF UI commands.
-cmdTemplates(-ct)
UI command templates created using ELF UI commands.

Flag can appear in Create mode of command	Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command	Flag can be used more than once in a command.

MEL examples

//    List all windows.
//
lsUI -windows;
//    List all panels and editors.
//
lsUI -panels -editors;
//    Use the -typ/type flag to list all controls and control layouts.
//    Alternatively, you could use the -ctl/controls and -cl/controlLayouts
//    flags.
//
lsUI -type control -type controlLayout;
//    Or...
//
lsUI -controls -controlLayouts;