vcSelectionManager

vcSelectionManager is responsible for handling the types of selections used by the application.

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Module: vcCore

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Referenced by: vcApplication.SelectionManager

Methods

Learn how to use methods here. The methods are also inherited from the parent class.

Name	Return Type	Parameters	Description
clear	None	None	Removes all objects from selection.
getSelection	vcList	None	Returns all currently selected objects. See more Some selectable objects don't have a corresponding class in the Python API and thus aren't included. Returns: List[vcObject]: The selected objects. Empty list if none.
getSelection	vcList	type type	Returns currently selected objects of given type. See more The type filtering works like the Python isinstance(obj, type) function. It considers class inheritance. Parameters: type (Type): A Python class derived from vcObject such as vcComponent. Returns: List[vcObject]: The selected objects. Empty list if none.
setSelection	None	vcObject object, Optional Keyword[append = Boolean]	Either replaces the current selection or appends to it. See more Parameters: object (vcObject): Object to select. append (bool): When True, the object is added to current selection. Exceptions: ValueError: When the object has been deleted. RuntimeError: When the object can't be selected.
setSelection	None	list objects, Optional Keyword[append = Boolean]	Either replaces the current selection or appends to it. See more Parameters: objects (List[vcObject]): Objects to select. append (bool): When True, the objects are added to current selection. Exceptions: ValueError: When any of the objects have been deleted. RuntimeError: When any of the objects can't be selected.

Events

Learn how to use events here. The events are also inherited from the parent class.

Name	Parameters	Description
OnSelectionChanged	None	Event triggered when selection has changed.