Description

Determines if there is a connecting line between two markers. Will return true if a connecting lines exists, false if one does not exist.

Functional area

Data retrieval

Command syntax

Syntax

getMarkerConnection "sourceMarker" "targetMarker"

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Comments
`sourceMarker`	string	yes	Marker at one end of connecting line.
`targetMarker`	string	yes	Marker at other end of connecting line.

Flags

None

Return value

boolean

Returns true if there is a connecting line between the two markers or false if there is not.

Examples

// Determine if there is a connecting line
// between two markers.
boolean $hasLine;
 
// First set up some marker connections on the head
setMarkerConnection "LFHD" "RFHD";
setMarkerConnection "RFHD" "RBHD";
 
// Demonstrate the existence of the marker connection we just made.
$hasLine = `getMarkerConnection "LFHD" "RFHD"`;
print $hasLine; // Should be true 
  
// Demonstrate the lack of a connection
$hasLine = `getMarkerConnection "LBHD" "RFHD"`;
print $hasLine; // Should be false