Topic: Selecting by handle

[Fuccaro]

I play with various selection methods. If I enter

Code: [Select]

(ssget "X" (list (assoc 0 (entget (entlast)))))it works as expected.

Now I try to select by the handle.

Code: [Select]

(ssget "X" (list (assoc 5 (entget (entlast)))))But why it returns NIL? It should return a selection set containing the last entity, isn’t it? How to select an entity by its handle? Must I iterate the entire database? Please help a confused man!
Thank you

[Kerry]

If you really want selection sets for single entities
and
If you really just want the last entity then dont worry about the handle

ie ;

Code: [Select]

(setq lastent_ss (ssadd (entlast)))
If you want to use the < previously saved> handle to make a selection of a single entity then ;

Code: [Select]

(setq ent_handle (cdr (assoc 5 (entget (car (entsel))))))
;|

do
other
stuff

|;

(setq handle_ss (ssadd (handent ent_handle)))

[Jürg Menzi]

ssget doesn't support code 5, see help - rest is explained by Kerry

[Fuccaro]

Yes!
I forgot about the HANDENT function.

Thank you my friends!