pymel.core.windows.nameCommand

nameCommand(*args, **kwargs)

This command creates a nameCommand object. Each nameCommand object can be connected to a hotkey. Thereafter, the nameCommand’s command string will be executed whenever the hotkey is pressed (or released, as specified by the user).

Flags:

Long name (short name)		Argument Types	Properties
annotation (ann)		unicode
	A description of the command.
command (c)		script
	The command that is executed when the nameCommand is invoked.
data1 (da1)		unicode
data2 (da2)		unicode
data3 (da3)		unicode
	These are optional, user-defined data strings that are attached to the nameCommand object. They can be edited or queried using the assignCommand command.Flag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
default (d)		bool
	Indicate that this name command is a default command. Default name commands will not be saved to preferences.
sourceType (stp)		unicode
	Sets the language type for the command script. Can only be used in conjunction with the -command flag. Valid values are “mel” (enabled by default), and “python”.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.nameCommand

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

import maya.cmds as cmds

# Create a nameCommand object.
#
pm.nameCommand( 'circleToolNameCommand', ann='The Circle Tool', c='pm.setToolTo("circleContext")' )
# Result: u'circleToolNameCommand' #

# Now map the nameCommand to a hotkey.
#
pm.hotkey( keyShortcut='F5', altModifier=True, name='circleToolNameCommand' )