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jbreard

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Hello everyone,

 

I've used quite a lot of xdatas in my programms but 'im faced today with an issue I cannot find the answer to. I would like to attached to an object created by a first LISP programm a list. This list is not simple (it is nested) and varies in length function to the number of vertex of a lwpolyline. So it's not practical to play with the 1002 group code (I don't know if it's even possible). My list only contains integers and real numbers.

 

Does anybody here knows of a simple way to attach a list to xdata ? If that is not feasable, I was wondering if there is a way to transform the list into string, to attach it to a 1000 group code, and then transform it back after retrieval by an other program. The list I want to attach looks like this ((0.52623 (1 2) (0 4)) (0.89652 (2 3) (2 1))...)

 

Thank you,

 

Jacques

Lee Mac Grand Master

Lee Mac

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Perhaps consider a function such as the following: 

(defun LM:lst->xdata ( lst )
    (if lst
        (append
           '((1002 . "{"))
            (apply 'append
                (mapcar
                    (function
                        (lambda ( x / k )
                            (cond
                                (   (setq k (cdr (assoc (type x) '((str . 1000) (real . 1040)))))
                                    (list (cons k x))
                                )
                                (   (= 'int (type x))
                                    (list (cons (if (< -32769 x 32768) 1070 1071) x))
                                )
                                (   (= 'list (type x))
                                    (LM:lst->xdata x)
                                )
                                (   (list (cons 1000 (vl-prin1-to-string x))))
                            )
                        )
                    )
                    lst
                )
            )
           '((1002 . "}"))
        )
    )
)

Example: 

_$ (LM:lst->xdata '(1 2 3 4))
((1002 . "{") (1070 . 1) (1070 . 2) (1070 . 3) (1070 . 4) (1002 . "}"))
_$ (LM:lst->xdata '(1 (2 3) 4))
((1002 . "{") (1070 . 1) (1002 . "{") (1070 . 2) (1070 . 3) (1002 . "}") (1070 . 4) (1002 . "}"))
_$ (setq lst '((0.52623 (1 2) (0 4)) (0.89652 (2 3) (2 1))))
(
    (0.52623 (1 2) (0 4)) 
    (0.89652 (2 3) (2 1))
)
_$ (LM:lst->xdata lst)
(
    (1002 . "{") 
        (1002 . "{") 
            (1040 . 0.52623) 
            (1002 . "{") 
                (1070 . 1) 
                (1070 . 2) 
            (1002 . "}") 
            (1002 . "{") 
                (1070 . 0) 
                (1070 . 4) 
            (1002 . "}") 
        (1002 . "}") 
        (1002 . "{") 
            (1040 . 0.89652) 
            (1002 . "{") 
                (1070 . 2) 
                (1070 . 3) 
            (1002 . "}") 
            (1002 . "{") 
                (1070 . 2) 
                (1070 . 1) 
            (1002 . "}") 
        (1002 . "}") 
    (1002 . "}")
)

 

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Lee Mac Grand Master

Lee Mac

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The above could alternatively be written: 

(defun LM:data->xdata ( x )
    (cond
        (   (= 'str  (type x)) (list (cons (if (handent x) 1005 1000) x)))
        (   (= 'real (type x)) (list (cons 1040 x)))
        (   (= 'int  (type x)) (list (cons (if (< -32769 x 32768) 1070 1071) x)))
        (   (= 'list (type x)) (append '((1002 . "{")) (apply 'append (mapcar 'LM:data->xdata x)) '((1002 . "}"))))
        (   (list (cons 1000 (vl-prin1-to-string x))))
    )
)

 

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jbreard Contributor

jbreard

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Thank you so much,

 

I have tried the ( vl-princ-to-string ) function that works but I don't seem to find the reverse transformation. I wil find a bit more.

 

Lee Mac, as usual, impressive coding. I will need a few more days to work around it though but I'l sure I will succeed !

 

Thanks again,

 

Jacques

ronjonp Grand Master

ronjonp

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On 11/25/2019 at 3:14 PM, Lee Mac said:

The above could alternatively be written: 


(defun LM:data->xdata ( x )
    (cond
        (   (= 'str  (type x)) (list (cons 1000 x)))
        (   (= 'real (type x)) (list (cons 1040 x)))
        (   (= 'int  (type x)) (list (cons (if (< x 32768) 1070 1071) x)))
        (   (= 'list (type x)) (append '((1002 . "{")) (apply 'append (mapcar 'LM:data->xdata x)) '((1002 . "}"))))
        (   (list (cons 1000 (vl-prin1-to-string x))))
    )
)

 

Nice as always Lee .. you could also look for handles and assign the 1005 group code too. :) 

(   (= 'str  (type x)) (list (cons (if (handent x) 1005 1000) x)))

 

Lee Mac Grand Master

Lee Mac

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3 hours ago, ronjonp said:

Nice as always Lee .. you could also look for handles and assign the 1005 group code too. :) 


(   (= 'str  (type x)) (list (cons (if (handent x) 1005 1000) x)))

 

 

Great suggestion @ronjonp :thumbsup: - I have updated my earlier post.

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thanhduan2407 Rookie

thanhduan2407

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Somebody let me ask a question! Is there a way to read Xdata to get a List? Thank you very much 

P/s: Thanks Lee_Max for LM:data->xdata

BIGAL Grand Master

BIGAL

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Please explain  more if you can read the XDATA then what is problem making a list ?

ronjonp Grand Master

ronjonp

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On 6/27/2021 at 6:44 PM, thanhduan2407 said:

Somebody let me ask a question! Is there a way to read Xdata to get a List? Thank you very much 

P/s: Thanks Lee_Max for LM:data->xdata

Try: 

(if (setq e (car (entsel)))
  (cdr (assoc -3 (entget e '("*"))))
)

 

thanhduan2407 Rookie

thanhduan2407

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3 hours ago, ronjonp said:

Try: 


(if (setq e (car (entsel)))
  (cdr (assoc -3 (entget e '("*"))))
)

 

Thanks @ronjonpreply!

I have a list:
(setq lst (list "ThanhDuan" '(2 3 3.2) '((2 5 6.5) (4 5 8.14)) '("every" "Ok")))

=> (LM:data->xdata lst) =>

 ((1002 . "{")
  (1000 . "ThanhDuan")
  (1002 . "{")
  (1070 . 2)
  (1070 . 3)
  (1040 . 3.2)
  (1002 . "}")
  (1002 . "{")
  (1002 . "{")
  (1070 . 2)
  (1070 . 5)
  (1040 . 6.5)
  (1002 . "}")
  (1002 . "{")
  (1070 . 4)
  (1070 . 5)
  (1040 . 8.14)
  (1002 . "}")
  (1002 . "}")
  (1002 . "{")
  (1000 . "every")
  (1000 . "Ok")
  (1002 . "}")
  (1002 . "}")
)

 

I want to lisp: Xdata (x) => lst

Thanks for support!

 

ronjonp Grand Master

ronjonp

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I'm not sure I understand what you're after?

marko_ribar Veteran

marko_ribar

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I understood it this way :

  

(setq lst (list "ThanhDuan" '(2 3 3.2) '((2 5 6.5) (4 5 8.14)) '("every" "Ok")))
(defun LM:data->xdata ( x )
  (cond
    ( (= 'str  (type x)) (list (cons (if (handent x) 1005 1000) x)) )
    ( (= 'real (type x)) (list (cons 1040 x)) )
    ( (= 'int  (type x)) (list (cons (if (< -32769 x 32768) 1070 1071) x)) )
    ( (= 'list (type x)) (append '((1002 . "{")) (apply 'append (mapcar 'LM:data->xdata x)) '((1002 . "}"))) )
    ( (list (cons 1000 (vl-prin1-to-string x))) )
  )
)
(setq lstn (LM:data->xdata lst))
(setq lst (read (apply 'strcat (mapcar '(lambda ( x ) (cond ( (= x "{") "(" ) ( (= x "}") ")" ) ( t (cond ( (= 'str (type x)) (strcat "\"" x "\"") ) ( (= 'real (type x)) (strcat " " (rtos x) " ") ) ( (= 'int (type x)) (strcat " " (itoa x) " ") ) ( t (vl-prin1-to-string x) ) ) ))) (mapcar 'cdr lstn)))))

 

Not sure, but I think OP is searching to convert list of Xdata syntax to normal original list...

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thanhduan2407 Rookie

thanhduan2407

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3 hours ago, marko_ribar said:

I understood it this way :

  


(setq lst (list "ThanhDuan" '(2 3 3.2) '((2 5 6.5) (4 5 8.14)) '("every" "Ok")))
(defun LM:data->xdata ( x )
  (cond
    ( (= 'str  (type x)) (list (cons (if (handent x) 1005 1000) x)) )
    ( (= 'real (type x)) (list (cons 1040 x)) )
    ( (= 'int  (type x)) (list (cons (if (< -32769 x 32768) 1070 1071) x)) )
    ( (= 'list (type x)) (append '((1002 . "{")) (apply 'append (mapcar 'LM:data->xdata x)) '((1002 . "}"))) )
    ( (list (cons 1000 (vl-prin1-to-string x))) )
  )
)
(setq lstn (LM:data->xdata lst))
(setq lst (read (apply 'strcat (mapcar '(lambda ( x ) (cond ( (= x "{") "(" ) ( (= x "}") ")" ) ( t (cond ( (= 'str (type x)) (strcat "\"" x "\"") ) ( (= 'real (type x)) (strcat " " (rtos x) " ") ) ( (= 'int (type x)) (strcat " " (itoa x) " ") ) ) ))) (mapcar 'cdr lstn)))))

 

Not sure, but I think OP is searching to convert list of Xdata syntax to normal original list...

Wonderful! Exactly what I needed. Thank you so much

marko_ribar Veteran

marko_ribar

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Not sure, but hopefully someone may correct me if I am wrong... According to my research, I found that (LM:data->xdata) function should look something like this :

  

(defun LM:data->xdata ( x )
  (cond
    ( (= 'str  (type x)) (list (cons (cond ( (handent x) 1005 ) ( (tblsearch "LAYER" x) 1003 ) ( t 1000 )) x)) )
    ( (and (= 'list (type x)) (vl-every 'numberp x) (= (length x) 3)) (list (cons 1010 x)) )
    ( (= 'real (type x)) (list (cons 1040 x)) )
    ( (= 'int  (type x)) (list (cons (if (< -32769 x 32768) 1070 1071) x)) )
    ( (= 'list (type x)) (append '((1002 . "{")) (apply 'append (mapcar 'LM:data->xdata x)) '((1002 . "}"))) )
  )
)

 

According to DXF manual, DXF codes 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013 should express X value of 3d point, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023 Y value and 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033 Z value, but I tried to implement this on some entity and ACAD reported - bad DXF group -3... So I had to remove this and put complete 3d point into 1010... Now with this Lee's code, only DXF 1010 and 1040 are processed, but as you may find out like I said there are 1011, 1012, ... , 1040, 1041 and 1042, but I don't know how to use them - they express same type of data, but are related to different things (3d point, displacement, direction, position) (double-precision floating point, distance, scale factor)... Still I think that list that OP provided actually tells about point lists and not just simple numbers - they are lists of 3 consecutive numbers - that must be a point lists IMHO... My expression for (setq lst ... ) after (setq lstn (LM:data->xdata lst)) I hopefully changed to reflect different Lee's sub, but Lee's function was somewhat different - it was correct (you can assign xdata to entity), but can be treated differently...

 

EDIT : You may find this topic interested also :

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/programs-for-xdata/m-p/10441156/highlight/true#M417070

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thanhduan2407 Rookie

thanhduan2407

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I tried with this list but it doesn't work

  

(setq	lst	'("J6"
					(1002 . "{")
					(1000 . "J6")
					(1002 . "{")
					(1002 . "{")
					(1040 . 1.01)
					(1040 . 1.36)
					(1040 . 0.35)
					(1002 . "}")
					(1002 . "{")
					(1040
					 .
					 0.98
					)
					(1040 . 1.39)
					(1040 . 0.41)
					(1002 . "}")
					(1002 . "{")
					(1040 . 0.98)
					(1040
					 .
					 1.36
					)
					(1040 . 0.38)
					(1002 . "}")
					(1002 . "{")
					(1040 . 1.01)
					(1040 . 1.31)
					(1040 . 0.3)
					(1002 . "}")
					(1002 . "{")
					(1040 . 1.01)
					(1040 . 1.36)
					(1040
					 .
					 0.35
					)
					(1002 . "}")
					(1002 . "}")
					(1040 . 0.4475)
					(1040 . 100.0)
					(1040 . 44.75)
					(1002 . "}")
				 )
)

Can anyone help me?

thanhduan2407 Rookie

thanhduan2407

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Sorry, I solved it. However, I noticed, when assigning xdata to the object, it limits the amount of Xdata it must.

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