How do I parse the content in Comments of Mechanical DataModelTree?

Ayush Kumar
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edited June 2023 in Structures

I have to parse the contents in Mechanical DataModelTree Comment to retrieve and send the data in further down the chain in a customized workflow.

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  • Ayush Kumar
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    The comment object - Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Comment uses HTML syntax to render data. So you can use standard IronPython library HTMLParser in the Mechanical Scripting Console.

    from HTMLParser import HTMLParser

class MyHTMLParser(HTMLParser):

    def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
        u"""
         Executed each time start tag is found.
         """
        print "Encountered the beginning of a %s tag" % tag

    def handle_data(self, data):
        u"""
         Executed each time data is encountered.
         """
        print "Encountered data - %s" % data

    def handle_endtag(self, tag):
        u"""
         Executed each time an endtag is found.
         """
        print "Encountered the end of a %s tag" % tag

    The above mentioned class inherits from HTMLParser, you can define other functions in the class to extend the functionality of the parent class.

    Example usage:

    # Select a comment in the DataModelTree
comment = Tree.FirstActiveObject

html_parser = MyHTMLParser()
html_parser.feed(comment.Text)

    Output:

    Encountered the beginning of a p tag
Encountered data - This is sample text 1.
Encountered the beginning of a br tag
Encountered data - This is sample text 2.
Encountered the beginning of a br tag
Encountered data - This is sample text 3.
Encountered the end of a p tag

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