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rushikesh
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8 years ago
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how to use a variable name in checkpoint?

I have below code :

 

function CheckFeatures()
{
var i,featureItem,featureName;
SelectFeatureTree()
for(i=0;i<12;i++)
{
featureItem = FeatureTree.wItems.Item(0).Items.Item(3).Items.Item(i);
featureName = featureItem.Text;

featureName = name(featureName)

Regions.featureName.Check(Aliases.SLDWORKS.dlgFeatureParameters.Window("SysListView32", "", 1));

}

 

There are 12 feature Items for which there are 12 region items with names same as feature items.

I want to compare these region items with their respective feature items using region checkpoint.

So I have created a for loop, and featureName which is obtained want to use in region checkpoint.

 

For example :

for i = 0, featureName = Punch and Region Item present is also with name Punch.

So region checkpoint will be 

 

Regions.Punch.Check(Aliases.SLDWORKS.dlgFeatureParameters.Window("SysListView32", "", 1));

 

Now to use it in for loop I replace Punch with featureName but get this error "'Regions.featureName' is null or not an object Error location"

 

Where am I going wrong ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

In above code, I assign name of object to featureName and I want to use this 

  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    8 years ago

    A neat trick that HKosova showed me recently is that, if you're using JScript/JavaScript, you can change dot syntax to bracket syntax.  So, try the following:

     

    function CheckFeatures()
{
var i,featureItem,featureName;
SelectFeatureTree()
for(i=0;i<12;i++)
{
featureItem = FeatureTree.wItems.Item(0).Items.Item(3).Items.Item(i);
featureName = featureItem.Text;

featureName = name(featureName)

Regions[featureName].Check(Aliases.SLDWORKS.dlgFeatureParameters.Window("SysListView32", "", 1));

}

    Now, this assumes that you actually have regions stored in Stores.Regions named for each of your feature names.  However, this SHOULD work.  Give it a go.

     

    If that doesn't work, you might have to resort to eval

     

    function CheckFeatures()
{
var i,featureItem,featureName, featureRegion;
SelectFeatureTree()
for(i=0;i<12;i++)
{
featureItem = FeatureTree.wItems.Item(0).Items.Item(3).Items.Item(i);
featureName = featureItem.Text;

featureName = name(featureName)

featureRegion = eval('Regions.' + featureName);

featureRegion.Check(Aliases.SLDWORKS.dlgFeatureParameters.Window("SysListView32", "", 1));

}

     

     

  • Bobik's avatar
    Bobik
    8 years ago

    I think you can try

    Regions.Items(featureName).Check(Aliases.SLDWORKS.dlgFeatureParameters.Window("SysListView32", "", 1))

    instead of  eval.

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  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    8 years ago

    A neat trick that HKosova showed me recently is that, if you're using JScript/JavaScript, you can change dot syntax to bracket syntax.  So, try the following:

     

    function CheckFeatures()
{
var i,featureItem,featureName;
SelectFeatureTree()
for(i=0;i<12;i++)
{
featureItem = FeatureTree.wItems.Item(0).Items.Item(3).Items.Item(i);
featureName = featureItem.Text;

featureName = name(featureName)

Regions[featureName].Check(Aliases.SLDWORKS.dlgFeatureParameters.Window("SysListView32", "", 1));

}

    Now, this assumes that you actually have regions stored in Stores.Regions named for each of your feature names.  However, this SHOULD work.  Give it a go.

     

    If that doesn't work, you might have to resort to eval

     

    function CheckFeatures()
{
var i,featureItem,featureName, featureRegion;
SelectFeatureTree()
for(i=0;i<12;i++)
{
featureItem = FeatureTree.wItems.Item(0).Items.Item(3).Items.Item(i);
featureName = featureItem.Text;

featureName = name(featureName)

featureRegion = eval('Regions.' + featureName);

featureRegion.Check(Aliases.SLDWORKS.dlgFeatureParameters.Window("SysListView32", "", 1));

}

     

     

    • Bobik's avatar
      Bobik
      Frequent Contributor
      8 years ago

      I think you can try

      Regions.Items(featureName).Check(Aliases.SLDWORKS.dlgFeatureParameters.Window("SysListView32", "", 1))

      instead of  eval.