ISTKObjectCollection

class ansys.stk.core.stkobjects.ISTKObjectCollection

Represents a collection of STK objects.

Overview

Methods

contains	Check whether the collection contains an object with the given type and name.
copy_object	Copy and paste the specified object.
get_elements	Return a collection of objects of specified type.
get_item_by_index	Retrieve an Stk object from the collection by index.
get_item_by_name	Retrieve an Stk object from the collection by name.
import_object	Import object from external file and returns the pointer to the object.
item	Given an index, returns the element in the collection. If the index is an integer, then method returns the element in the collection at the given position. If the index is a string, then the method returns the element with the specified name.
new	Create an STK object using specified class and instance name.
new_on_central_body	Create an STK object using specified class, instance name and the central body.
unload	Remove an STK object using specified object’s type and name.

Properties

_new_enum	Return an enumerator for the collection.
count	Return the number of elements in the collection.
supported_child_types	Return the available objects that can be added to this object.

Import detail

from ansys.stk.core.stkobjects import ISTKObjectCollection

Property detail

property ISTKObjectCollection._new_enum: EnumeratorProxy

Return an enumerator for the collection.

property ISTKObjectCollection.count: int

Return the number of elements in the collection.

property ISTKObjectCollection.supported_child_types: list

Return the available objects that can be added to this object.

Method detail

ISTKObjectCollection.contains(self, class_type: STKObjectType, inst_name: str) → bool

Check whether the collection contains an object with the given type and name.

Parameters:

class_type : STKObjectType

inst_name : str

Returns:

bool

ISTKObjectCollection.copy_object(self, object_to_clone: ISTKObject, new_object_name: str) → ISTKObject

Copy and paste the specified object.

Parameters:

object_to_clone : ISTKObject

new_object_name : str

Returns:

ISTKObject

ISTKObjectCollection.get_elements(self, class_type: STKObjectType) → ISTKObjectElementCollection

Return a collection of objects of specified type.

Parameters:

class_type : STKObjectType

Returns:

ISTKObjectElementCollection

ISTKObjectCollection.get_item_by_index(self, index: int) → ISTKObject

Retrieve an Stk object from the collection by index.

Parameters:

index : int

Returns:

ISTKObject

ISTKObjectCollection.get_item_by_name(self, name: str) → ISTKObject

Retrieve an Stk object from the collection by name.

Parameters:

name : str

Returns:

ISTKObject

ISTKObjectCollection.import_object(self, file_path: str) → ISTKObject

Import object from external file and returns the pointer to the object.

Parameters:

file_path : str

Returns:

ISTKObject

ISTKObjectCollection.item(self, index_or_name: Any) → ISTKObject

Given an index, returns the element in the collection. If the index is an integer, then method returns the element in the collection at the given position. If the index is a string, then the method returns the element with the specified name.

Parameters:

index_or_name : Any

Returns:

ISTKObject

ISTKObjectCollection.new(self, class_type: STKObjectType, inst_name: str) → ISTKObject

Create an STK object using specified class and instance name.

Parameters:

class_type : STKObjectType

inst_name : str

Returns:

ISTKObject

ISTKObjectCollection.new_on_central_body(self, class_type: STKObjectType, inst_name: str, central_body_name: str) → ISTKObject

Create an STK object using specified class, instance name and the central body.

Parameters:

class_type : STKObjectType

inst_name : str

central_body_name : str

Returns:

ISTKObject

ISTKObjectCollection.unload(self, class_type: STKObjectType, inst_name: str) → None

Remove an STK object using specified object’s type and name.

Parameters:

class_type : STKObjectType

inst_name : str

Returns:

None