mdlIObject GetVarname

Obtains the variable of the child object.

Syntax

mdlIObject_handle GetVarname or set varname [mdlIObject_handle GetVarname]

Application

MotionView Tcl Query

Description

This command obtains the variable of the child object. You need to grab the appropriate handle in order to get the desired variable name.

Example

An MDL model must be loaded prior to using this command.

To get the variable of a body in a model: 
hwi OpenStack
hwi GetSessionHandle mySessionName 
mySessionName GetProjectHandle myProjectName 
set activePageNum [myProjectName GetActivePage]
myProjectName GetPageHandle myPageName $activePageNum
set activeWinNum [myPageName GetActiveWindow]
myPageName GetWindowHandle myWindowName $activeWinNum
myWindowName GetClientHandle myClientName 
myClientName GetModelHandle myModelName 
myModelName BeginFlatListFastGet Body
myModelName GetChildHandleByIdx body_handle 2
tk_messageBox -message "Variable name of object: [body_handle GetVarname]";
myModelName EndChildFastGet;
body_handle ReleaseHandle;
myModelName ReleaseHandle;
myClientName ReleaseHandle;
myWindowName ReleaseHandle;
myPageName ReleaseHandle;
myProjectName ReleaseHandle;
mySessionName ReleaseHandle;
hwi CloseStack;

Errors

Returns the variable of the child object, which can be stored as a string in a variable or a list.