Mel Commands In Api

[isam]

is there some kinda easier way for me to know the equivalent of a mel command in api? i know the question is pretty wide, depending on what kind of command it is.. but for example i was looking for sth equivalent to deleteAttr -q , didnt find anythin near within the api classes, and then i tried the whatIs deleteAttrto know where the command is maybe i could figure out how THEy did it, but it returned "command", so anyway, any ideas ppl??

[richie-m]

the deleteAttr command was written using the API's internal methods...

if you are looking to write something similar to deleteAttr look at the MDGModifier class....

above all i dont understnad your question - its not really making sense...

[isam]

well what i meant.. i need 2 use the deleteAttr in the api, so i just wanted 2 know the code for it in api, i mean what kinda class was used,
i know i cld use it itself , but my task here is to make a mel script here run faster, and part of it is the deleteAttr.
hope im gettin any clearer, thnx

[rob-bateman]

there are no equivalents of mel commands in the API. end of story. The API can be used as the building blocks to create new mel commands, but it lacks undo/redo/query/edit. You have to write your mel commands to do that. In general do as much as possible in mel, and only use the API when you absolutely have to. The API is not a C++ version of mel!

[joojaa]

Also to add to above. incorporating 2 delte attribs to one dont make your stuff faster necceserily. Peopele often get hooked up by api is 1000 faster than mel... well thet not entirely true.

It has the potential to be, its not necessarily true in all circumstances. take delete attr, well after implementing undo and so on you will find you win only the time it takes for maya to find attributes 2 times, if you kow the explicit names not even that. So in the end youve just made a 10 millisecond job a 8-9 with 100 rimes more effort

Why because delte attri is using the exact same methods as you are. thus if you ask same methods your speed is equal. You only get a hoge bookkeeping task as a offset.