Celestia/Celx Scripting/CELX Lua Methods/CEL command select

select

select { object <string> }

Selects the specified object <string> in order to perform other commands on it.

Arguments:

object <string>

The name of a planet, moon, asteroid, comet, galaxy, spacecraft, etc.. No default.
If you are currently positioned outside of our Solar System, and want to select an object inside of our Solar System,
you must include "Sol/" (our sun's name) in the <string>.

CELX equivalent:

Based on the celestia:select() method;

• Find an object with name <string> which must be selected and store in "objectname".

objectname = celestia:find( <string> )

• Use celestia:select() method to select "objectname".

celestia:select(objectname)

Summarized:

objectname = celestia:find( <string> )
celestia:select(objectname)

Example-1:
Select the star Aldebaran.

CEL:

select { object "Aldebaran" }

CELX with the celestia:select() method:

aldebaran = celestia:find("Aldebaran")
celestia:select(aldebaran)

Example-2:
Select planet Mars when in our Solar System:

CEL:

select { object "Mars" }      

CELX with the celestia:select() method:

mars = celestia:find("Mars")
celestia:select(mars)

Example-3:
Select planet Mars when in or outside our Solar System:

CEL:

select { object "Sol/Mars" }      

CELX with the celestia:select() method:

mars = celestia:find("Sol/Mars")
celestia:select(mars)

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