Hello, i want to write measure can check and modify objects based on their name content. For examples : if space has "plenum" word in their name so that space's thermalzone would be set as plenum. Have syntax in ruby for observe name string ? Other case, action base on external sources like .csv, .doc, etc Thanks
Calling name.get on any ModelObject (or WorkspaceObject) will return a the object name as a string. With that, you can use the Ruby method include? to check if the name string contains another string, in your case 'Plenum'. So you can write:
if space.name.get.include? "Plenum"
#do stuff
end
As for external sources, Ruby has a built-in class for parsing .csv files. For word documents you'll have to get a specific gem.
Thanks for your answer. I will try it. I also think about array for temporary content and then .csv. Excel would be properly process .csv with right formatted .csv What is gem ? May i use them with simple editor likes notepad++ or need the whole IDE for ruby. i have never gotten good result with ruby installer - Too much action and setup
Sometimes when doing a compare of strings I've also had to add to_s
if space.name.get.to_s.include? "Plenum"
or
if space.name.get.to_s == "ExactMatch"
Asked: 2016-01-22 12:09:08 -0500
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Last updated: Jan 22 '16
