The
following table provides summary descriptions of the AutoLISP user input
functions.
User input
functions
|
Function
|
Description
|
(entsel [msg])
|
Prompts
the user to select a single object (entity) by specifying a point
|
(getangle [pt] [msg])
|
Pauses
for user input of an angle, and returns that angle in radians
|
(getangle pt [msg])
|
Pauses
for user input of a rectangle's second corner
|
(getdist [pt] [msg])
|
Pauses
for user input of a distance
|
(getfiled title default ext flags)
|
Prompts
the user for a file name with the standard AutoCAD file dialog
box, and returns that file name
|
(getint [msg])
|
Pauses
for user input of an integer, and returns that integer
|
(getkword [msg])
|
Pauses
for user input of a keyword, and returns that keyword
|
(getorient [pt] [msg])
|
Pauses
for user input of an angle, and returns that angle in radians
|
(getpoint [pt] [msg])
|
Pauses
for user input of a point, and returns that point
|
(getreal [msg])
|
Pauses
for user input of a real number, and returns that real number
|
(getstring [cr] [msg])
|
Pauses
for user input of a string, and returns that string
|
(initget [bits] [string])
|
Establishes
keywords for use by the next user input function call
|
(nentsel [msg])
|
Prompts
the user to select an object (entity) by specifying a point, and
provides access to the definition data contained within a complex
object
|
(nentselp [msg] [pt])
|
Provides similar functionality
to that of the nentsel function without the need for user input
|
