pyvista.get_array

get_array(mesh, name, preference='cell', err=False) → pyvista.ndarray | None

Search point, cell and field data for an array.

Parameters:

meshpyvista.DataSet

Dataset to get the array from.

namestr

The name of the array to get the range.

preferencestr, default: “cell”

When scalars is specified, this is the preferred array type to search for in the dataset. Must be either 'point', 'cell', or 'field'.

errbool, default: False

Whether to throw an error if array is not present.

Returns:

pyvista.pyvista_ndarray or None

Requested array. Return None if there is no array matching the name and err=False.