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nodeType( string , [apiType=boolean], [derived=boolean], [inherited=boolean], [isTypeName=boolean])
Note: Strings representing object names and
arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the
synopsis.
nodeType is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT
editable.
This command returns a string which identifies the given node's
type. When no flags are used, the unique type name is returned.
This can be useful for seeing if two nodes are of the same type.
When the api flag is used, the MFn::Type of the node is
returned. This can be useful for seeing if a plug-in node belongs
to a given class. The api flag cannot be used in
conjunction with any other flags. When the derived flag is
used, the command returns a string array containing the names of
all the currently known node types which derive from the node type
of the given object. When the inherited flag is used, the
command returns a string array containing the names of all the base
node types inherited by the the given node. If the
isTypeName flag is present then the argument provided to
the command is taken to be the name of a node type rather than the
name of a specific node. This makes it possible to query the
hierarchy of node types without needing to have instances of each
node type.
addAttr, aliasAttr, attributeInfo, deleteAttr, getClassification, objExists, objectType, renameAttr
apiType, derived, inherited,
isTypeName
| Long name (short name) |
Argument types |
Properties |
apiType(api) |
boolean |
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Return the MFn::Type value (as a string) corresponding to the
given node. This is particularly useful when the given node is
defined by a plug-in, since in this case, the MFn::Type value
corresponds to the underlying proxy class. This flag cannot be used
in combination with any of the other flags. |
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derived(d) |
boolean |
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Return a string array containing the names of all the currently
known node types which derive from the type of the specified
node. |
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inherited(i) |
boolean |
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Return a string array containing the names of all the base node
types inherited by the specified node. |
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isTypeName(itn) |
boolean |
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If this flag is present, then the argument provided to the
command is the name of a node type rather than the name of a
specific node. |
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| 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 have multiple arguments, passed
either as a tuple or a list. |
import maya.cmds as cmds
cmds.sphere( n='balloon' )
# Find the type of node created by the sphere command
cmds.nodeType( 'balloon' )
# Result: transform #
# What is the API type of the balloon node?
cmds.nodeType( 'balloon', api=True )
# Result: kTransform #
# Which node types derive from camera?
cmds.nodeType( 'camera', derived=True, isTypeName=True )
# Result: [u'stereoRigCamera', u'camera'] #