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Synopsis

namespaceInfo [flags]

This command displays information about the current namespace.

A namespace is a simple grouping of objects under a given name. Each item in a namespace can then be identified by its own name, along with what namespace it belongs to. Namespaces can contain other namespaces like sets, with the restriction that all namespaces are disjoint.

Namespaces are primarily used to resolve name-clash issues in Maya, where a new object has the same name as an existing object (from importing a file, for example). Using namespaces, you can have two objects with the same name, as long as they are contained in differenct namespaces.

Note that namespaces are a simple grouping of names, so they do not effect selection, the DAG, the Dependency Graph, or any other aspect of Maya. All namespace names are colon-separated.

Return value

[string]

Related commands

namespace

Flags

currentNamespace, listNamespace, listOnlyDependencyNodes, listOnlyNamespaces, parent

Long name (short name)[argument types]Properties
-listNamespace (-ls) create
List the contents of the current namespace.
-currentNamespace (-cur) create
Display the name of the current namespace.
-parent (-p) create
Display the parent of the current namespace.
-listOnlyDependencyNodes (-lod) create
List all dependency nodes in the current namespace.
-listOnlyNamespaces (-lon) create
List all namespaces in the current namespace.
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

Examples


  // List the contents of the current namespace
  //
  namespaceInfo -listNamespace;

  // List the parent of the current namespace
  //
  namespaceInfo -parent;