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Synopsis

containerView [-itemInfo string] [-itemList] [-viewDescription] [-viewLabel] [-viewList] [-viewName] string

containerView is NOT undoable, queryable, and editable.

A container view defines the layout information for the published attributes of a particular container. Container views can be selected from a set of built-in views or may be defined on an associated container template. This command queries the view-related information for a container node. The information returned from this command will be based on the view-related settings in force on the container node at the time of the query (i.e. the container's view mode, template name, view name attributes).

Return value

None

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

Keywords

container, view

Related

container, containerTemplate

Flags

itemInfo, itemList, viewDescription, viewLabel, viewList, viewName
Long name (short name) Argument types Properties
-viewList(-vl) query
Used in query mode, command will return a list of all views defined for this container.
-itemList(-il) query
Used in query mode, the command will return a list of information for each item in the view. The viewName flag is used to select the view to query. The information returned about each item is determined by the itemInfo argument value. For efficiency, it is best to query all necessary item information at one time (to avoid recomputing the view information on each call).
-itemInfo(-ii) string query
Used in query mode in conjunction with the itemList flag. The command will return a list of information for each item in the view, the information fields returned for each item are determined by this argument value. The information fields will be listed in the string array returned. The order in which the keyword is specified will determine the order in which the data will be returned by the command. One or more of the following keywords, separated by colons ':' are used to specify the argument value.
  • itemIndex : sequential item number (0-based)
  • itemName : item name (string)
  • itemLabel : item display label (string)
  • itemDescription : item description field (string)
  • itemLevel : item hierarchy level (0-n)
  • itemIsGroup : (boolean 0 or 1) indicates whether or not this item is a group
  • itemIsAttribute : (boolean 0 or 1) indicates whether or not this item is an attribute
  • itemNumChildren: number of immediate children (groups or attributes) of this item
  • itemAttrType : item attribute type (string)

In query mode, this flag needs a value.
-viewName(-vn) query
Used in query mode, returns name of the currently active view associated with the container. This value may be empty if the current view is not a valid template view or is generated by one of the built-in view modes. For this reason, the view label is generally more suitable for display purposes.
-viewLabel(-vb) query
Used in query mode, returns the display label associated with the view. An appropriate label suitable for the user interface will be returned based on the current container settings. Use of the view label is usually more suitable than the view name for display purposes.
-viewDescription(-vd) query
Used in query mode, returns the description field associated with the currently active view. If no description was defined for this view, the value will be empty.
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 be used more than once in a command.

MEL examples

// Obtain a list of all available views for container1
//
containerView -viewList -query container1;
// Result: Rendering Animation //
//
// Get a list of view items in the current view for container1
// In this example the list returned will include only the name for
// each item in the view.
containerView -itemList -itemInfo "itemName" -query container1;
// Result: RenderSetup color intensity Transform rotateY //
//
// Get a list of view items.
// In this query the list returned will include the group boolean and label
// for each item in the view.
containerView -itemList -itemInfo "itemIsGroup:itemLabel" -query container1;
// Result: 1 Render Setup 0 Color 0 Intensity 1 Transform 0 Rotate Y //