GetUIChannels(integer[,boolean] OR handle[,boolean])

Description

The GetUIChannels Lua function returns a table with UI Channel indexes or a table with handles to the UI Channel objects. There are two different types of arguments for this function.

Arguments

• Integer:
  The integer should be the index number for a (sub)fixture.
• Boolean (Optional):
  • True:
    The returned table contains handles for UI Channel objects.
  • False (default):
    The returned table contains integer index values to the UI Channel objects.

- OR -

• Handle:
  The handle should relate to a (sub)fixture object.
• Boolean (Optional):
  • True:
    The returned table contains handles for UI Channel objects.
  • False (default):
    The returned table contains integer index values to the UI Channel objects.

Return

• Table:
  The returned table can be a list of UI Channel indexes or handles to the same UI Channel indexes.

Examples

Example 1

This example prints a list of UI Channel indexes for the first fixture in the selection. It uses an index number as input:

return function()
    -- Creates a table of indexes of the UI channels of the first selected fixture.
    local uiChannels = GetUIChannels(SelectionFirst())
    if uiChannels == nil then
        ErrPrintf("Please select a fixture and try again")
        return
    end
    for key,value in ipairs(uiChannels) do
        Printf("List index number ".. key .. " :  UIChannel Index = " .. value)
    end
end

Example 2

This example prints a list of UI Channel indexes and attributes for the first fixture in the selection. It uses a handle as the input:

return function()
    local fixtureHandle = GetSubfixture(SelectionFirst())
    -- Creates a table of handles to the UI channels of the first selected fixture.
    local uiChannels = GetUIChannels(fixtureHandle, true)
    if uiChannels == nil then
        ErrPrintf("Please select a fixture and try again")
        return
    end
    for key,value in pairs(uiChannels) do
        Printf("List index number ".. key .. ": UIChannel Index = %i, (Sub)Attribute = %s", value.INDEX-1, value.SUBATTRIBUTE)
    end
end