Selects any objects with a given partial name.
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selectpartial("partialname"); |
Selects any objects where "partialname" can be found in the object name provided the object is not in a group. To select objects located in groups see the command below. This function does not return any data. |
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selectpartial("partialgroupname::partialname"); |
Selects any objects where "partialgroupname" can be found in the group name and "partialname" can be found in the object name. |
Example
Create two objects and put them in a group. Make an additional copy of the triangle object within the group.
#create a substrate with a channel etched in the center. Put the objects in a group
addrect;
addtriangle;
selectpartial("angle"); # select both the triANGLE and rectANGLE objects
addtogroup("structure");# add selected to group
#select the etch and copy to create a second channel
selectpartial("structure::tri"); # select the TRIangle
copy(1e-6); # copy the TRIangle
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