hm_getentitytypedisplayname

Returns the display name for the specified entity type.

Syntax

hm_getentitytypedisplayname entity_type ?singular?

HyperMesh Tcl Query Command

This command returns the display name for the specified entity type.

entity_type: The entity type to query.
singular: 0 - Returns the plural display name; 1 - Returns the singular display name (default)

To get the singular display name for elements:

hm_getentitytypedisplayname elems

hm_getentitytypedisplayname elems 1

To get the plural display name for elements:

hm_getentitytypedisplayname elems 0

Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you can use the catch command:

if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
   # Handle error
}

13.0