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Synopsis

print int|float|string|vector|matrix|array

print is NOT undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.

The print command displays its argument in the Script Editor (or in standard output in batch mode). If the argument is not a string it is converted to one. New lines are not automatically appended to output.

Return value

None

Related

fprint

MEL examples

// To print a scalar (int, float, string):

$i=42;
print $i;
// 42

$f=3.14159;
print $f;
// 3.14159

$s="Hello There";
print $s;
// Hello There

// To print a vector:

vector $v;
$v=<<1.2, 2.3, 3.4>>;
print $v;
// 1.2 2.3 3.4

// To print a matrix:

matrix $m[2][3]=<<3.14159, 2.3456781232131, 1; 4.561234586903, 5.342143, 42>>;
print $m;
// << 3.14159, 2.345678123, 1;
//    4.561234587, 5.342143, 42 >>

// To print an array:

string $a[];
$a=`ls -lights`;
print $a;
// ambientLightShape1
// directionalLightShape1
// pointLightShape1
// pointLightShape2

// To construct a string argument for the print command, use the
// + operator to concatenate elements of that string.
// Note that parentheses are required around expressions which
// form a single command argument.

print ("$i="+ $i + ", $f="+$f+"\n");
// $i=42, $f=3.14159