getClassification command

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Synopsis

getClassification( [nodeType] )

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

getClassification is undoable, queryable, and editable.

Return value

string[] Returns the classification strings for the given node type, or an empty array if the node type is not classified.

In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

addAttr, aliasAttr, attributeInfo, deleteAttr, nodeType, objExists, objectType, renameAttr

Python examples

import maya.cmds as cmds

# Get the classification string for the "lambert" node type
#
classifications = cmds.getClassification('lambert')
for c in classifications[:]:
    print '\tClassified as ' + c + '\n'