Using detail function inside a wrangle in a for each connected loop

[dolexd]

Hello,

I have a for each connected loop, and I created a meta import node. To access the node using the detail function in a wrangle I have to use the back ticks to get the value of the iteration otherwise it just shows 0 without the back ticks.

Can some please explain to me why we need to use the detail function in back ticks, for example `detail("../eachP/", "iteration", 1);` in a wrangle node for it to work?

Thanks,

This is with back ticks

This is without back ticks

 

[anim]

8 hours ago, dolexd said:

Can some please explain to me why we need to use the detail function in back ticks, for example `detail("../eachP/", "iteration", 1);` in a wrangle node for it to work?

you don't need backticks, with backticks you are inserting HScript expression into the code string, which will get resolver first and then the string is used as VEXpression, so it's similar to typing the number there
to use detail() VEX function with an operator path you have to specify the path with op: prefix, so in your case

i@loopN = detail("op:../eachP", "iteration");

however I'd suggest using Spare Inputs to reference geo from operator path instead

[dolexd]

Hi Tomas,

Thanks a lot for you explanation. I get it now.

Spare inputs does look easier. Thanks for the tip.

7 hours ago, anim said:

you don't need backticks, with backticks you are inserting HScript expression into the code string, which will get resolver first and then the string is used as VEXpression, so it's similar to typing the number there
to use detail() VEX function with an operator path you have to specify the path with op: prefix, so in your case

i@loopN = detail("op:../eachP", "iteration");

however I'd suggest using Spare Inputs to reference geo from operator path instead