print command

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Synopsis

The print command displays its argument in the Script Editor (or in standard output in batch mode). If the argument is not a string it is converted to one.

Float, vector, and matrix arguments are always printed with C format code %.10g.
Vectors are formatted with spaces separating components.
Matrices are formatted with commas separating elements of a row, and each row begins on a new line. They are surrounded by << and >>.
Arrays are formatted with each element on a new line.

New lines are not automatically appended to output.

Return value

None

Related commands

fprint

Examples


	// To print a scalar (int, float, string): 
	
	$i=42;
	print $i;
	// 42
	
	$f=3.14159;
	print $f;
	// 3.14159
	
	$s="Hello There";
	print $s;
	// Hello There
	
	// To print a vector: 
	
	vector $v;
	$v=<<1.2, 2.3, 3.4>>;
	print $v;
	// 1.2 2.3 3.4
	
	// To print a matrix: 
	
	matrix $m[2][3]=<<3.14159, 2.3456781232131, 1; 4.561234586903, 5.342143, 42>>;
	print $m;
	// <<<< 3.14159, 2.345678123, 1;
	//    4.561234587, 5.342143, 42 >>>>
	
	// To print an array: 
	
	string $a[];
	$a=`ls -lights`;
	print $a;
	// ambientLightShape1
	// directionalLightShape1
	// pointLightShape1
	// pointLightShape2
	
	// To construct a string argument for the print command, use the 
	// + operator to concatenate elements of that string. 
	// Note that parentheses are required around expressions which 
	// form a single command argument. 
	
	print ("$i="+ $i + ", $f="+$f+"\n");
	// $i=42, $f=3.14159