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displayString([string][string][string][string], [delete=boolean], [exists=boolean], [keys=boolean], [replace=boolean], [value=string])
Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.
displayString is NOT undoable, queryable, and NOT editable.
Assign a string value to a string identifier. Allows you define a string in
one location and then refer to it by its identifier in many other locations.
Formatted strings are also supported (NOTE however, this functionality is now
provided in a more general fashion by the format command, use of format
is recommended). You may embed up to 3 special character sequences
^1s, ^2s, and ^3s to perform automatic string replacement. The
embedded characters will be replaced with the extra command arguments. See
example section for more detail. Note the extra command arguments do not need
to be display string identifiers.
None
In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
display, string
delete, exists, keys, replace, value
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value(v)
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string
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The display string\'s value. If you do not specify this flag when
creating a display string then the value will be the same as the
identifier.
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exists(ex)
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boolean
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Returns true or false depending upon whether the specified identifier exists.
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replace(r)
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boolean
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Since a displayString command will fail if it tries to assign a new value
to an existing identifer, this flag is required to allow updates
to the value of an already-existing identifier. If the identifier does
not already exist, a new identifier is added as if the -replace flag were
not present.
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delete(d)
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boolean
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This flag is used to remove an identifer string.
The command will fail if the identifier does not exist.
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keys(k)
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boolean
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List all displayString keys that match the identifier string.
The identifier string may be a whole or partial key string.
The command will return a list of all identifier keys that contain this
identifier string as a substring.
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Flag can appear in Create mode of command
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Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
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Flag can appear in Query mode of command
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Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
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import maya.cmds as cmds
# Associate a string with an identifier.
#
cmds.displayString( 'kExampleHelloWorld', value='Hello world' )
# Query string associated with an identifer.
#
cmds.displayString( 'kExampleHelloWorld', query=True, value=True )
# Define a simple formatted string to append ellipses.
#
cmds.displayString( 'kExampleEllipsesFormat', value='^1s...' )
cmds.displayString( 'kExampleEllipsesFormat', 'kExampleHelloWorld', query=True, value=True )
# Define a formatted string using all the available
# embedded characters.
#
cmds.displayString( 'kExampleAnotherFormat', value='These ^1s are ^2s me ^3s' )
cmds.displayString( 'kExamplePretzels', value='pretzels' )
cmds.displayString( 'kExampleAnotherFormat', 'kExamplePretzels', 'making', 'thirsty', query=True, value=True )
# Obtain a list of matching displayString keys.
# In the first example a list of all keys containing the substring
# "niceName".
# In the second example a list of all keys in the string set
# m_testStrings
cmds.displayString( 'niceName', query=True, keys=True )
cmds.displayString( 'm_testStrings.', query=True, keys=True )
# If you do not specify the -v/value flag on creating then
# the value will be the same as the identifier.
#
cmds.displayString( 'kExampleMissingValue' )
cmds.displayString( 'kExampleMissingValue', query=True, value=True )