C++ select by name

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1

Is there a direct way to select an object by its name in C++ ?

2

Hi @inetbob,

You can select objects by their user-defined name like this:

CRhinoCommand::result CCommandTest::RunCommand(const CRhinoCommandContext& context)
{
  CRhinoGetString gs;
  gs.SetCommandPrompt(L"Object name to select");
  gs.GetLiteralString();
  if (gs.CommandResult() != CRhinoCommand::success)
    return gs.CommandResult();

  ON_wString name = gs.String();
  name.TrimLeftAndRight();
  if (name.IsEmpty())
    return CRhinoCommand::nothing;

  CRhinoObjectIterator it(CRhinoObjectIterator::normal_objects, CRhinoObjectIterator::active_and_reference_objects);
  const CRhinoObject* obj = nullptr;
  for (obj = it.First(); nullptr != obj; obj = it.Next())
  {
    if (!obj->Attributes().m_name.IsEmpty())
    {
      if (obj->Attributes().m_name.WildCardMatchNoCase(name))
        obj->Select(true, true, true);
    }
  }

  context.m_doc.Redraw();

  return CRhinoCommand::success;
}

– Dale

3

Thanks Dale. This is the info I needed. -Bob