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copmpare variable to string

ForcedToWork

 

Very new at this... I'm trying to grab the layer purpose and compare it to a fixed string.  Here's a dumbed down version.  I can't find a way to compare the two even though lp returns ("drawing")

lp= geGetSelSet()~>purpose

 cond(

 (lp=="drawing" print("OK"))

 (lp=="pin" print("BAD"))

 

);cond

This returns nil

 

 Thanks

  • skillUser

    Hi,

    You are so close!  The problem is that geGetSelSet() returns a list of objects, but you are comparing the result as just one string as opposed to a list that contains a string.  The solution is modify the first line, something like this:

    
lp= car(geGetSelSet())~>purpose

    This way you grab the first object on the list.  If you need to do this for multiple selected objects, then introduce a foreach loop or some other way to process multiple results (e.g. forall() ).

    Hope this helps!

    Lawrence.

  • ForcedToWork

     Thanks!!!  With a few more attempts I got the base lines working.  The "forall" loop worked, now just some clean up.  Thanks again, appreciate the help.

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