CatalogListInvestigationTypes dialog.
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| Name | Direction | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session | Input | string | The session information of the catalog to use. | |
| InvestigationTypes | Output | str list | A list containing investigation types. |
This algorithm obtains a list of investigation types for all catalogs by default or a specific session if specified.
Example - obtain the investigation types from current catalogs.
# Assuming you have previously logged into the ISIS catalog.
investigation_types = CatalogListInvestigations()
# How many different types of investigations are at ISIS?
print "The number of investigation types are: " + str(len(investigation_types))
# Print and view the investigation types
for investigation in investigation_types:
print "Investigation type is: " + investigation
Output:
The number of instruments at ISIS is: 9
Investigation type is: Disordered Materials Published Data
...
Investigation type is: unknown
Categories: Algorithms | DataHandling | Catalog