attribtype
If you know the attribute class ahead of time, using detailattribtype, primattribtype, pointattribtype, or vertexattribtype may be faster.
int attribtype(<geometry>geometry, string attribclass, string attribute_name)
<geometry>
When running in the context of a node (such as a wrangle SOP), this argument can be an integer representing the input number (starting at 0) to read the geometry from.
Alternatively, the argument can be a string specifying a geometry file (for example, a .bgeo) to read from. When running inside Houdini, this can be an op:/path/to/sop reference.
attribclass
One of "detail" (or "global"), "point", "prim", or "vertex".
You can also use "primgroup", "pointgroup" or "vertexgroup" to read from groups.
Returns
A numeric code indicating the attribute type:
-1 | Attribute not found, or unknown type. |
|---|---|
0 | Integer |
1 | Float or vector |
2 | String |
3 | Array of integers (or integer tuples) |
4 | Array of floats (or float tuples) |
5 | Array of strings. |
6 | Dictionary |
7 | Array of Dictionaries |
Examples
examples
Section titled “examples”// Get the type of the position attribute of "defgeo.bgeo"int type = attribtype("defgeo.bgeo", "point", "P");