int fence_qgroup ( char *message, int e_type )

char *message;     // prompting message

int e_type;        // entity type mask

Synopsis

#include "silver.h"

The fence_qgroup function displays message , and then permits a q-group of entities to be interactively selected using a fence. e_type designates the allowable entity type that is considered for selection. Entities of this type that are wholly inside the fence are placed in the q-group list.

Parameters

message is a null-terminated string containing the message to be used in prompting, e_type is an integer value containing flags indicating which entity type is to be considered. e_type may be one of (as defined in silver.h):

Return Value

fence_qgroup returns 1 if the user successfully completes the fencing operation, and 0 if not.

Comments

The paths to the entities selected by fence_qgroup may be accessed by use of get_group_item .

See Also

prompt_qgroup , fence_pgroup , get_group_item

Example

Here is an example of how to populate a q-group using fence_qgroup , and how to access the members using get_group_item (remember that the group name "" refers to the q-group):