SymbolicConstant object

The SymbolicConstant object represents a string in a way that can be stored in a replay file and used as an argument to Abaqus Scripting Interface methods and functions. By convention the string representation of the SymbolicConstant object is the same as its variable name. If you pass a SymbolicConstant object to the Python repr() function, the function returns the text without quotes. In effect, the text is the variable that, by convention, refers to the SymbolicConstant object.

Two SymbolicConstant objects with the same text are the same Python object, although you can assign them to different variables. All of the SymbolicConstant objects that are required in Abaqus Scripting Interface methods are defined in the abaqusConstants module. Some SymbolicConstant objects and the SymbolicConstant constructor are defined in the abaqus module. The SymbolicConstant constructor is also defined in the symbolicConstants module.

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Access

from symbolicConstants import *
from abaqusConstants import *

SymbolicConstant(...)

The SymbolicConstant method creates a SymbolicConstant object.

Path

SymbolicConstant

Required arguments

text

A String specifying the text of the SymbolicConstant object. The String must contain only capital letters, digits, or underscores and must not start with a digit.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

A SymbolicConstant object.

Exceptions

None.