hou.evalParm function

Evaluate a parameter, given either an absolute or a relative path to it. Relative path searches are done from the node returned by . This function is a shortcut for hou.parm(path).eval().

See also: hou.evalParmTuple, hou.parm, hou.parmTuple

The return type will depend on the type of the parameter.

When a parameter is evaluating, hou.pwd returns the node containing that parameter, so hou.evalParm() can be used inside expressions to perform relative parameter references.

This function throws a hou.NotAvailable exception if you call it from mplay.