get3DENSelected

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Description

Description:

Returns an array of all selected Eden Editor Entities of the given type, or, if empty string "" is used, an array of 6 arrays in the following format:
[[/*objects...*/],[/*groups...*/],[/*triggers...*/],[/*logics...*/],[/*waypoints...*/],[/*markers...*/]]
Layers and comments are not included in the all types array return. In case a wrong type is used the command will return [[],[],[],[],[],[]] and an error message is displayed.

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:

get3DENSelected type

Parameters:

type: String - entity type, can be:

• "object"
• "group"
• "trigger"
• "logic"
• "waypoint"
• "marker"
• "layer"
• "comment"
• "" - all types except "layer" and "comment"

Return Value:

Array of Eden Entities

Examples

Example 1:

systemChat str (get3DENSelected ""); /* outputs: [ [B Alpha 2-1:1],//objects [B Alpha 2-1],//groups [164494: <no shape>],//triggers [<No center> Charlie 1-2:4],//logic [ [B Alpha 2-1,0] ],//waypoints ["Hotel_Whiskey"]//markers ]*/

Example 2:

systemChat str (get3DENSelected "object"); // outputs: [B Alpha 2-1:1]

Additional Information

See also:

get3DENMouseOver add3DENConnection add3DENEventHandler all3DENEntities collect3DENHistory create3DENComposition create3DENEntity current3DENOperation delete3DENEntities do3DENAction get3DENActionState get3DENAttribute get3DENCamera get3DENConnections get3DENEntityID get3DENGrid get3DENIconsVisible get3DENLinesVisible is3DEN is3DENMultiplayer move3DENCamera remove3DENConnection remove3DENEventHandler removeAll3DENEventHandlers set3DENAttributes set3DENGrid set3DENIconsVisible set3DENLinesVisible set3DENObjectType

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