Maya python: button calling a function

dlz · Aug 2017

Anyone knows how to call a function with a button inside a class?

at the moment i have that code:

#button calling functions

import maya.cmds as cmds

import maya.mel as mel

from functools import partial

class B:

text_entered="a"

def __init__(self):

self.create_window()

def printText(self):

print(self.text_entered)

return

def create_window(self):

window = cmds.window()

cmds.rowColumnLayout(numberOfColumns=2, columnWidth=[(1, 50), (1, 70)])

cmds.text(label='Name')

axis = cmds.textField()

cmds.showWindow(window)

self.text_entered = cmds.textField(axis, text=True, query=True)

cmds.button(label="Apply", command = partial(self.printText))

return

B()

But i get that error
# Error: printText() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given) #

Any ideas?

EosOfOrcus · Aug 2017

What short of script are you trying to write?

when you write print(self.text_entered) in this statement it seems like there is 2 arguments or it doesn't return self.text_entered because the def create_window(self) doesn't store (self.text_entered) . maybe try print(self)

sorry my scripting is a bit rusty

IacopoAntonelli · Aug 2017

Try
def printText(self, *args):

dlz · Aug 2017

Sorry i was outside for a few days and i didnt has internet connection.
I finally ended with a solution of make a function inside a function:

import maya.cmds as cmds

class B:
    def __init__(self):
        self.create_window()

    def create_window(self):
        if cmds.window("UI", exists=True):
            cmds.deleteUI("UI")
        win = cmds.window("UI")
        cmds.columnLayout()
        textEntered = cmds.textField()

        def print_text_contents(a):
            print cmds.textField(textEntered, query=True, text=True)

        cmds.button(label='Confirm', command=print_text_contents)
        cmds.showWindow(win)


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dlz · Aug 2017

IacopoAntonelli i tried that too but it printed nothing i supose because it gets the text before i entered a text in the textField

Maya python: button calling a function

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