Visual LISP™ Function Chart

Visual LISP LISP Function Reference Chart ™

Visual LISP Extensions to AutoLISP® Before using the AutoLISP extensions,issue the following command: (vl-load-com) The vl-load-com function also initializes ActiveX™ support for AutoLISP

Collection Manipulation Functions

AutoLISP Functions

(vlax-for symbol collection [expression1[expression2...]]) (vlax-map-collectionobj function)

Basic Functions Arithmetic

Curve Measurement Functions (vlax-curve-getArea curve-obj) (vlax-curve-getDistAtParamcurve-objparam) (vlax-curve-getDistAtPointcurve-objpoint) (vlax-curve-getEndParam curve-obj) (vlax-curve-getEndPoint curve-obj) (vlax-curve-getParamAtDistcurve-objparam) (vlax-curve-getParamAtPointcurve-obj point) (vlax-curve-getPointAtDistcurve-obj dist) (vlax-curve-getPointAtParamcurve-objparam) (vlax-curve-getStartParamcurve-obj) (vlax-curve-getStartPoint curve-obj) (vlax-curve-isClosed curve-obj) (vlax-curve-isPeriodic curve-obj) (vlax-curve-isPlanarcurve-obj) (vlax-curve-getClosestPointTo curve-obj givenPnt [extend]) (vlax-curve-getClosestPoi (vlax-curve-g etClosestPointToProjecti ntToProjection on

curve-obj givenPnt normal [extend]) (vlax-curve-getFirstDeriv curve-obj param) (vlax-curve-getSecondDeriv curve-obj param)

Data Conversion Functions

Symbol-Handling Functions

(+  [number number] ...) (-  [number number] ...) (*  [number number] ...) (/  [number number] ...) (~ int) (1+ number) (1- number) (abs number) (atan num1 [num2]) (cos ang) (exp number) (expt base power) (fix number)

(float number) (gcd int1 int2) (log number) (logand int int ...) (logior int int ...) (lsh int numbits) (max number number ...) (min number number ...) (minusp number) (rem num1 num2 ...) (sin ang) (sqrt number) (zerop number)

(atom item) (atoms-familyformat[symlist]) (boundp  sym) (not item) (null item) (numberp item) (quote expr)

(vl-string-positionchar-code str [start-pos [from-end-p]]) (vl-string-right-trimcharacter-setstring) (vl-string-search pattern string[start-pos]) (vl-string-substnew-str pattern string [start-pos]) (vl-string-translate  source-set dest-set str) (vl-string-trimchar-set str) (vl-string->list string) (wcmatch s  tringpattern)

Equality & Conditional Functions (vlax-3D-pointlist) (vlax-3D-point x y [z]) (vlax-ename->vla-objectentname) (vlax-make-variant value type) (vlax-safearray-fill var 'element-values) (vlax-safearray-get-dim var) (vlax-safearray-get-element var element) (vlax-safearray-get-l-boundvar dim) (vlax-safearray-get-u-boundvar dim) (vlax-safearray-put-element var element value) (vlax-safearray-type var) (vlax-safearray->listvar) (vlax-tmatrixlist) (vlax-variant-change-typevar type) (vlax-variant-type var) (vlax-variant-value var) (vlax-vla-object->enameobj)

Dictionary Functions (vlax-ldata-delete dict key) (vlax-ldata-get dict key [default-data]) (vlax-ldata-list dict) (vlax-ldata-put dict key data) (vlax-ldata-test data)

Method Invocation Functions (vlax-invoke-method obj method list) (vlax-method-applicable-pobj method)

Object-Handling Functions (vlax-create-object"prog-id") (vlax-dump-objectobj) (vlax-erased-pobj) (vlax-get-acad-object) (vlax-get-object"prog-id") (vlax-import-type-library:tlb-filenamefilename

 [ :methods-prefix mprefix :properties-pre :properties-prefix  fix  p  prefix:constants-prefixcprefix]) (vlax-method-applicable-pobj method) (vlax-object-released-pobj) (vlax-read-enabled-p obj) (vlax-release-objectobj) (vlax-typeinfo-available-p obj) (vlax-write-enabled-p obj)

Property-Handling Functions (vlax-get-propertyobj property) (vlax-property-available-p obj prop [T]) (vlax-put-propertyobj property arg)

(= numstr [numstr] ...) (/= numstr [numstr] ...) (< numstr [numstr] ...) (<= numstr [numstr] ...) (> numstr [numstr] ...) (>= numstr [numstr] ...) (and expr ...) (Boole func int1 int2 ...)

(eq expr1 expr2)

(equal expr1 expr2 [fuzz]) (if  testexprthenexpr[elseexpr]) (or expr ...) (repeat int int expr ...)

(vl-catch-all-apply'function list) (vl-catch-all-error-message error-obj) (vl-catch-all-error-p arg)

File-Handling Functions

(acad_colordlgcolornum [flag]) (acad_helpdlg helpfile topic) arguments] ...) (command[  arguments] (getcfg cfgname) (getcname cname) (getenv variable-name) (getvar varname) (help [helpfile[topic[command]]]) (setcfg cfgname cfgval)

(close file-desc) (findfile filename) (open filenamemode) (read-char [file-desc]) (read-line [file-desc]) (vl-directory-files

(setenv varname) (setfunhelp function [helpfile   [topic [command]]]) (setvar varname value) (ver) arguments] ...) (vl-cmdf [  arguments] (vlax-add-cmd  global-name func-sym [local-name cmd-flags]) (vlax-remove-cmd global-name)

Display Control Functions (print[  expr[file-desc]]) (prompt msg) (redraw [  ename[mode]]) (terpri) (textpage) (textscr) (vports)

User Input Functions (getorient [pt] [msg]) (getpoint [pt] [msg]) (getreal [msg]) (getstring [cr] [msg]) (initget [bits] [string]) (nentsel [msg]) (nentselp [msg] [pt])

Geometric Functions (osnap pt mode) (polar  pt ang dist) (textbox elist)

Conversion Functions

(grread [track] [allkeys [curtype]])

(autoxload filenamecmdlist) [onfailure])) (load filename [onfailure] (startapp appcmd file) (vl-vbaload "filename") (vl-vbarun "macroname") (vlax-add-cmd"global-name 'func-sym ["local--name"cmd-flags])

(ads) (arx) (arxload application[onfailure]) [onfailure]) ]) (arxunload application [onfailure (autoarxloadfilenamecmdlist) (autoload filenamecmdlist)

Memory Management Functions

Query & Command Functions

(angle pt1 pt2) (distance pt1 pt2) (inters pt1 pt2 pt3 pt4 [onseg])

(trace function ...) (untrace function ...) [/variables...] expr ...) (defun-q  sym [arguments] [/variables...] 'function) (defun-q-list-ref 'function) (defun-q-list-set'sym)

Application-Handlingg Functions Application-Handlin

(cvunit value from to) (distof s  tring[mode]) (itoa int) [precision]]) ]) (rtos number[mode [precision] (trans pt from to [disp])

Device Access Functions w i t h

(apply function lst) (defun  sym argument-list expr ...) (eval expr) (lambda arguments expr ...) (progn  [expr] ...)

Utility Functions

(entsel [msg]) (getangle [pt] [msg]) (getcorner pt [msg]) (getdist [pt] [msg]) (getfiled titledefault ext flags) (getint [msg]) (getkword [msg])

(vl-consp list-variable) redicate-function list [more-lists [more-lists]...) ]...) (vl-everyp  redicate-function [more-objects]...) ...) (vl-list* object [more-objects] (vl-list->stringchar-codes-list) (vl-list-length list-or-cons-object) predicate-fu   nction list) (vl-member-if predicate-function predicate-fu   nction list) (vl-member-if-notpredicate-function (vl-position symbol list) (vl-remove element-to-remove list) predicate-f   unction list) (vl-remove-if predicate-function redicate-function list) (vl-remove-if-notp  redicate-function redicate-function list [more-lists [more-lists]...) ]...) (vl-somep  redicate-function less?-function) n) (vl-sort list less?-functio less?-function)) (vl-sort-i list less?-function (vl-string->list string)

(while testexpr expr ...)

(alert string) (*error* string) (exit) (quit)

(angtof  string[mode]) [precision]])) (angtos angle [mode [precision]] (ascii string)  string) (atof  string) (atoi  string) (chr integer)

B u i l t

(acad_strlsort lst) (append lst ...) (assoc item alist) (car lst) and (cdr lst) new-first-element ment lst) (cons new-first-ele (foreach name lst expr ...) (last lst) (length lst) (list expr ...) (listp item) (mapcar function list1 ...listn) (member expr lst) (nth n lst) (reverse lst) (subst newitem olditem lst)

Function-Handling Functions (cond (test1 result1 ...) ...)

Error-Handling Functions

(graphscr) (grdraw from to color [highlight]) (grtext [box text [highlight]]) (grvecs vlist [trans]) (menucmd string) (menugroup groupname) (prin1[  expr[file-desc]]) (princ[  expr[file-desc]])

(set  sym expr) (setq sym1 expr1 [sym2 expr2] ...) (type item) (vl-symbol-name symbol) (vl-symbol-value  symbol) (vl-symbolp object)

List Manipulation Functions

String-Handling Functions (strcases  tring[which]) (strcat string1 [string2] ...) (strlen [string] ...) (substr string start [length]) (vl-prin1-to-stringobject) (vl-princ-to-stringobject) (vl-string-elts  tringposition) (vl-string-left-trimcharacter-setstring) ignore-case-p]) -p]) (vl-string-mismatch str1 str2 [pos1 pos2 ignore-case

(read  [string])  [string])

(tablet code [row1 row2 row3 direction])

 [directory pattern directories directories]) ]) (vl-file-copy "source-filename"  "destination-filename" ename" [append?]) (vl-file-delete "filename") (vl-file-directory-p"filename")

Memory Management Functions (vl-file-rename"old-filename" 

"new-filename") (vl-file-size"filename") (vl-file-systime"filename") (vl-filename-base"filename") (vl-filename-directory"filename") (vl-filename-extension "filename") (vl-filename-mktemp [  "pattern""directory"  "extension"]) (write-char num [file-desc]) (write-lines  tring[file-desc])

Selection Set, Object & Symbol Table Functions Selection Set Manipulation Functions (ssadd  [ename [ss]]) (ssdel ename ss) (ssget [mode] (ssget  [mode] [pt1 [pt2]] [pt-list] [filter-list]) (ssgetfirst) (sslength ss)

(ssmemb ename ss) (ssname  ss index) (ssnamex ss index) (sssetfirstg  ripset[pickset])

Object (Entity)-Handling Functions (entdel ename) (entget ename[applist]) (entlast) (entmake  [elist]) (entmakex  [elist]) (entmod elist) (entnext  [ename]) (entupd ename) (handent handle)

(vlax-dump-objectobj) (vlax-erased-pobj) (vlax-get-acad-object) (vlax-method-applicable-pobj method) (vlax-object-released-pobj) (vlax-read-enabled-p obj) (vlax-release-objectobj) (vlax-typeinfo-available-p obj) (vlax-write-enabled-p obj)

(alloc int) (expand number)

(gc) (mem)

Reactor Functions Reactor Functions (vlr-acdb-reactordata callbacks) (vlr-add obj) (vlr-added-p obj) (vlr-beep-reaction [args]) (vlr-current-reaction-name) (vlr-data obj) (vlr-data-setobj data) (vlr-editor-reactordata callbacks) (vlr-linker-reactordata callbacks) (vl-load-reactors) (vlr-object-reactor owners data callbacks) (vlr-owner-addreactorowner) (vlr-owner-removereactor owner)

(vlr-owners reactor) (vlr-pers reactor) (vlr-pers-p reactor) (vlr-pers-releasereactor) (vlr-reaction-namesreactor-type) (vlr-reaction-setreactor event function) (vlr-reactions reactor) (vlr-reactors reactor-type) (vlr-remove reactor) (vlr-remove-allreactor-type) (vlr-trace-reaction anynumber of arguments) (vlr-type reactor) (vlr-types)

VLX Namespace Functions VLX Namespace Functions (vl-arx-import [function | application]) (vl-doc-export 'function) (vl-doc-import ['function | application]) (vl-doc-ref  symbol) (vl-doc-set  symbol value) (vl-exit-with-error"msg")

(vl-exit-with-valuevalue) (vl-list-exported-functions"appname") (vl-list-loaded-vlx) (vl-unload-vlx "appname") (vlx-loaded-p "appname")

Extended Data-Handling Functions

Namespace Communication Functions

(regapp application) (xdroom ename)

Namespace Communication Functions

(xdsize lst)

Symbol Table & Dictionary-Handling Functions (dictadd ename symbol newobj) (dictdel enamesymbol) (dictnext ename symbol [rewind]) (dictrename ename oldsym newsym) (dictsearch ename symbol [setnext]) (namedobjdict) view_description iption [vport_id]) (setview view_descr (snvalid  sym_name)

(tblnext table-name[rewind]) (tblobjname table-name symbol) (tblsearch table-name symbol [setnext]) (vlax-ldata-delete dict key) (vlax-ldata-get dict key [default-data]) (vlax-ldata-listdict) (vlax-ldata-put dict key data) (vlax-ldata-test data)

'variable) (vl-bb-ref 'variable) (vl-bb-set 'variablevalue)

(vl-load-all "filename") (vl-propagate'variable)

Windows Registry Functions Windows Registry Functions (vlax-product-key) (vl-registry-readreg-key [val-name]) (vl-registry-deletereg-key [val-name]) (vl-registry-write reg-key[val-name val-data]) (vl-registry-descendents reg-key[val-names])

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