*tablecolumnstart()

Starts the data definition of a column in a table in HMASCII format.

Syntax

*tablecolumnstart (index,entity_type,column_type)

Type

HyperMesh HMASCII

Description

Starts the data definition of a column in a table in HMASCII format. Must be after *tables_end() and have a corresponding *tablecolumnend() and one or more *tablecolumnvalue() commands.

Inputs

index
The index of the column, starting at 0.
entity_type
The entity type ID if the column is an entity type.
column_type
The type of the column. Valid values are:
1 - integer
2 - unsigned integer/entity ID
3 - float
4 - double
5 - bool
6 - string
7 - triple

Example

To create a table with ID 100, name "my-table", 4 columns (integer, double, string, elements), 3 rows, and column labels indicating the data type:

*tables(100,"my-table",11,0,3,4)
    *tablecolumntypes(int,double,string,elements)
    *tablecolumnlabels("Integer","Double","String","Elements")
*tables_end()
*tablecolumnstart(0,0,1,3)
    *tablecolumnvalues(2)
    *tablecolumnvalues(7)
    *tablecolumnvalues(1)
*tablecolumnend()
*tablecolumnstart(1,0,4,3)
    *tablecolumnvalues(2.5)
    *tablecolumnvalues(3.14159)
    *tablecolumnvalues(-2.5)
*tablecolumnend()
*tablecolumnstart(2,0,6,3)
    *tablecolumnvalues(A)
    *tablecolumnvalues(B)
    *tablecolumnvalues(C)
*tablecolumnend()
*tablecolumnstart(3,2,2,3)
    *tablecolumnvalues(1)
    *tablecolumnvalues(2)
    *tablecolumnvalues(10)
*tablecolumnend()

Errors

Incorrect usage results in an import error.

Version History

11.0