itemFilterAttr

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Synopsis

itemFilterAttr( [string] , [byName=string], [byNameString=string], [byScript=string], [classification=string], [hasCurve=boolean], [hasDrivenKey=boolean], [hasExpression=boolean], [hidden=boolean], [intersect=[string, string]], [keyable=boolean], [listBuiltInFilters=boolean], [listOtherFilters=boolean], [listUserFilters=boolean], [negate=boolean], [parent=string], [published=boolean], [readable=boolean], [scaleRotateTranslate=boolean], [secondScript=string], [text=string], [union=[string, string]], [writable=boolean])

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

itemFilterAttr is undoable, queryable, and editable.

Return value

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

Flags

Long name (short name)	Argument types	Properties
hidden(h)	boolean
The filter will only pass attributes that are hidden to the user
writable(w)	boolean
The filter will only pass attributes that are writable (inputs)
readable(r)	boolean
The filter will only pass attributes that are readable (outputs)
keyable(k)	boolean
The filter will only pass attributes that are keyable
scaleRotateTranslate(srt)	boolean
The filter will show only SRT attributes: scale, rotate, translate and their children
hasExpression(he)	boolean
The filter will only pass attributes that are driven by expressions
hasDrivenKey(hdk)	boolean
The filter will only pass attributes that are driven by driven keys
hasCurve(hc)	boolean
The filter will only pass attributes that are driven by animation curves.
published(pub)	boolean
The filter will only pass attributes that are published on the container.
byName(bn)	string
The filter will only pass items whose names match the given regular expression string. This string can contain the special characters * and ?. '?' matches any one character, and '*' matches any substring.
byNameString(bns)	string
The filter will only pass items whose names match the given string. This is a multi-use flag which allows the user to specify several strings. The filter will pass items that match any of the strings.
byScript(bs)	string
The filter will run a MEL script named by the given string on each attribute name. Attributes will pass the filter if the script returns a non-zero value. The script name string must be the name of a proc whose signature is: global proc int procName( string $nodeName string $attrName )
secondScript(ss)	string
Can be used in conjunction with the -bs flag. The second script is for filtering whole lists at once, rather than individually. Its signature must be: global proc string[] procName( string[] $nodeName string[] $attrName ) It should take in a list of attributes, and return a filtered list of attributes.
union(un)	[string, string]
The filter will consist of the union of two other filters, whose names are the given strings. Attributes will pass this filter if they pass at least one of the contained filters.
intersect(intersect)	[string, string]
The filter will consist of the intersection of two other filters, whose names are the given strings. Attributes will pass this filter if and only if they pass both of the contained filters.
negate(neg)	boolean
This flag can be used to cause the filter to invert itself, and reverse what passes and what fails.
parent(p)	string
This flag is no longer supported.
text(t)	string
Defines an annotation string to be stored with the filter
classification(cls)	string
Internal use only. Indicates whether the filter is a built-in or user filter. The string argument is one of "builtIn" | "user" | "other".
listBuiltInFilters(lbf)	boolean
Returns an array of all attribute filters with classification "builtIn".
listUserFilters(luf)	boolean
Returns an array of all attribute filters with classification "user".
listOtherFilters(lof)	boolean
Returns an array of all attribute filters with classification "other".

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

#    Create a filter that will pass all the SRT (scale-rotate-translate)
#    attributes.
#
srtFilter = cmds.itemFilterAttr('itemFilterAttr', scaleRotateTranslate=True)

#    Create a filter that will pass all the attributes driven by an
#    expression.
#
exprFilter = cmds.itemFilterAttr(hasExpression=True)

#    Create a filter that will pass all the SRT attributes driven by an
#    expression (intersect two previous ones).
#
srtExprFilter = cmds.itemFilterAttr(intersect=(srtFilter, exprFilter))

#    Delete the filters when done with them.
#
cmds.delete( srtFilter, exprFilter, srtExprFilter )