How to use an ordered menu with strings for Switch SOP?

[magneto]

This is similar to the VOP problem I had but different because at the object level I can't figure out how to refer to it.

I have an ordered menu where the type is set to string and looks something like this:

token / name

nurbs / NURBS

poly / Polygons

but using

ch("../menu") == "nurbs"

chs("../menu") == "nurbs"

etc

doesn't work for the Select Input of the Switch SOP.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[anim]

why aren't you using integer ordered menus?

0 'NURBS'

1 'POLY'

.

.

.

it's so much easier to use in Switch SOP, since you immediately know the value

[magneto]

I could use it but I copied the Composite VOP that was also using strings. I think this might be due to having them in code makes it more self-explanatory. Since I did the same and brought those parameters to asset level, I am facing the same problem at the geometry level.

Also I have 6 menu items.

[hopbin9]

Try something with python, where you use the chs() to find the index in an array. That will convert the string to an integer for the switch.

EDIT:

http://stackoverflow...ent-in-an-array

I think the second answer is what you need, cause you're list will be constant.

Edited April 2, 2012 by hopbin9

[magneto]

Thanks hopbin. How do I access the menu item array? I was actually expecting chs to work with the comparison because it works if I use it for a name field like the Group name in backticks. So it actually gets the correct token string, but just not in a comparison.