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Synopsis

isConnected( string string , [ignoreUnitConversion=boolean])

Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.

isConnected is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.

The isConnected command is used to check if two plugs are connected in the dependency graph. The return value is false if they are not and true if they are.
The first string specifies the source plug to check for connection.
The second one specifies the destination plug to check for connection.

Return value

booleanAre the two plugs connected?

Related

connectAttr, connectionInfo, listConnections

Flags

ignoreUnitConversion
Long name (short name) Argument types Properties
ignoreUnitConversion(iuc) boolean create
In looking for connections, skip past unit conversion nodes.

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.

Python examples

import maya.cmds as cmds

cmds.sphere( n='jupiter' )
cmds.sphere( n='io' )
cmds.connectAttr( 'jupiter.ty', 'io.ty' )
# Are the two "tx" attributes on transform1 and transform2 connected?
cmds.isConnected( 'jupiter.tx', 'io.tx' )
# Result: 0 #
# Are the two "ty" attributes on transform1 and transform2 connected?
cmds.isConnected( 'jupiter.ty', 'io.ty' )
# Result: 1 #