MEL Scripting Notes¶

Contents of this page:

How to write “Text String”
Return value

How to write “Text String”¶

To run the MEL script directly, write the following (script to get the name of the selected object)
```
ls -sl
```
If you want to run an external MEL file (.mel), you can make Maya® recognize the procedure (global proc) first

Return value ¶

Only string[] or string is accepted as the return type.

string[] should contain strings, one element per line

global proc string[] getText()
{
   string $textLines[] = {
      "Line 1",
      "Line 2",
      "Line 3"
   };
   return $textLines;
}

If you want to break a string, insert a newline code \n.
```
global proc string getText()
{
    string $textLines = "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3";
    return $textLines;
}
```
Warning
- It is the developer’s responsibility to guarantee the return type.
- If there are no characters to return, return an empty string ("").