Get Connection Information
Description
Get information about a connection using (get-info ...).
(get-info 'connection ... )
Lisp Syntax and Default Values
The generic (get-info ... ) function can be used to obtain connection-specific information using the following Lisp syntax:
(get-info 'connection connection_reference data_type)
Parameters
The (get-info 'connection ... ) function takes one argument:
- connection_reference: any connection.
- data_type: a symbol defining the type of connection data we want to obtain.
Discussion
Although the (get-info ... ) command is a general-purpose command used throughout the Modalys environment, we are describing its use specifically as it relates to connections here.
This function allows you to query a connection for potentially useful information. The following data types may be used:
- 'state (returns 1 if currently active/connected, 0 if inactive/not connected)
- 'speed
- 'position
- 'force
The following data types are used for bi-directional connections like 'bow
- 'speed-horizontal
- 'speed-vertical
- 'position-horizontal
- 'position-vertical
- 'force-horizontal
- 'force-vertical
Options
There are no special options for this function.
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