std-entdel


Synopsis

(std-entdel <ele>)

Description

STD-ENTDEL calls ENTDEL and updates the internal entget cache to avoid problems with deleted entities and subsequent calls.

Example

(if (setq ele (std-entsel nil))
  (progn
    (setq lay (std-getlay ele))	; uses implicitly std-getval
    (std-entdel ele)
    (setq col (std-getcolor ele))	; this will fail
    ;; check for deletion
    (if (entget ele)
      (princ " deleted")
      (princ " not deleted")
    )
  )
)

Arguments

ele: Either an entity type, entget-list or entsel picklist.

Return Value

An entity or nil. ??

Side Effects

None, besides changing the internal *ENTGET-CACHE* variable.

Module

(std-require 'STDENT)

Defined in STDENT