Super Select Operator

Overview

The Super Select operator is a powerful alternative to TouchDesigner’s built-in Select DAT. It provides more intuitive and flexible ways to select rows, columns, or individual cells from an input table DAT.

Key features include:

• Dynamic Menus: Parameters like Column For Selection and Select Row automatically populate dropdown menus based on the input table’s headers and content, making it easy to select based on meaningful data rather than just indices.
• Multiple Selection Modes: Choose to select rows, columns, or both using various methods: selecting all, using index patterns (0,2-5), matching text patterns (*value*), or selecting a single row/column based on a value in a specific header.
• Easy Navigation: Buttons for Next Row, Previous Row, and Random Row (and their column equivalents) allow quick stepping through selections, especially useful in Single By Column/Single By Row modes.
• Search Filtering: An optional search layer allows you to filter the selected data further using exact or fuzzy matching.

Parameters

Settings Page

Selection Mode (Page) op('super_select').par.Page Menu

Default:

both

Options:

row_select, column_select, both

Keep First Row (Keepfirstrow) op('super_select').par.Keepfirstrow Toggle

Default:

On

Keep First Column (Keepfirstcol) op('super_select').par.Keepfirstcol Toggle

Default:

Off

Auto Detect Headers (Detectheaders) op('super_select').par.Detectheaders Toggle

Default:

On

Row Selection Page

Row Selection Mode (Rowselectionmode) op('super_select').par.Rowselectionmode Menu

Default:

single_by_column

Options:

all, index, pattern, single_by_column

Row Indices (Rowindex) op('super_select').par.Rowindex Str

Default:

*

Row Pattern (Rowpattern) op('super_select').par.Rowpattern Str

Default:

*

Column For Selection (Rowcolumnindex) op('super_select').par.Rowcolumnindex Menu

Default:

2

Options:

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Select Row (Rowsingleselect) op('super_select').par.Rowsingleselect Menu

Default:

6

Options:

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Use Header Values for Menus (Rowmenulabels) op('super_select').par.Rowmenulabels Toggle

Default:

On

Next Row → (Rownext) op('super_select').par.Rownext Pulse

Default:

None

← Previous Row (Rowprevious) op('super_select').par.Rowprevious Pulse

Default:

None

Random Row ⟳ (Rowrandom) op('super_select').par.Rowrandom Pulse

Default:

None

Column Selection Page

Column Selection Mode (Colselectionmode) op('super_select').par.Colselectionmode Menu

Default:

all

Options:

all, index, pattern, single_by_row

Column Indices (Colindex) op('super_select').par.Colindex Str

Default:

*

Column Pattern (Colpattern) op('super_select').par.Colpattern Str

Default:

*

Row For Selection (Colrowindex) op('super_select').par.Colrowindex Menu

Default:

0

Options:

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Select Column (Colsingleselect) op('super_select').par.Colsingleselect Menu

Default:

1

Options:

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Use Header Values for Menus (Colmenulabels) op('super_select').par.Colmenulabels Toggle

Default:

On

Next Column → (Colnext) op('super_select').par.Colnext Pulse

Default:

None

← Previous Column (Colprevious) op('super_select').par.Colprevious Pulse

Default:

None

Random Column ⟳ (Colrandom) op('super_select').par.Colrandom Pulse

Default:

None

Search Page

Enable Search Filter (Usesearch) op('super_select').par.Usesearch Toggle

Default:

Off

Search Term (Searchterm) op('super_select').par.Searchterm Str

Default:

None

Search Mode (Searchmode) op('super_select').par.Searchmode Menu

Default:

exact

Options:

exact, fuzzy

Fuzzy Threshold (Fuzzythreshold) op('super_select').par.Fuzzythreshold Float

Default:

0.5

Slider Range:

0.1 to 1

Search Returns (Searchreturn) op('super_select').par.Searchreturn Menu

Default:

both

Options:

rows, columns, both

Search Scope (Searchscope) op('super_select').par.Searchscope Menu

Default:

all

Options:

all, headers_only, data_only

IO Page

Input DAT (Inputdat) op('super_select').par.Inputdat DAT

Default:

None

Output DAT (Outputdat) op('super_select').par.Outputdat DAT

Default:

None

About Page

Bypass (Bypass) op('super_select').par.Bypass Toggle

Default:

Off

Show Built-in Parameters (Showbuiltin) op('super_select').par.Showbuiltin Toggle

Default:

Off

Version (Version) op('super_select').par.Version Str

Default:

1.0.0

Last Updated (Lastupdated) op('super_select').par.Lastupdated Str

Default:

2025-03-11

Creator (Creator) op('super_select').par.Creator Str

Default:

dotsimulate

Website (Website) op('super_select').par.Website Str

Default:

https://dotsimulate.com

ChatTD Operator (Chattd) op('super_select').par.Chattd OP

Default:

/dot_lops/ChatTD

Usage Examples

Selecting a Single Cell

1. Connect your source table to the Input DAT.
2. Set Settings -> Selection Mode to Both.
3. Go to Row Selection page.
4. Set Row Selection Mode to Single By Column.
5. Select the desired column header from Column For Selection menu.
6. Select the desired row value from the Select Row menu.
7. Go to Column Selection page.
8. Set Column Selection Mode to Single By Row.
9. Select the desired row header (first column value) from Row For Selection menu.
10. Select the desired column value from the Select Column menu.
11. The Output DAT will contain a 1x1 table with the selected cell.

Selecting Rows Matching a Header Value

1. Connect your source table.
2. Ensure Settings -> Selection Mode is Row Selection or Both.
3. Go to Row Selection page.
4. Set Row Selection Mode to Single By Column.
5. Choose the column header you want to match against in Column For Selection.
6. Choose the specific value you want to select rows for in the Select Row menu.
7. The Output DAT will contain all rows where the selected column matches the selected value.

Filtering Selection with Search

1. Set up your initial row and/or column selection as desired.
2. Go to the Search page.
3. Turn Enable Search Filter On.
4. Enter your search query into Search Term.
5. Choose Search Mode (Exact or Fuzzy).
6. Choose Search Scope (All, Headers, Data).
7. Choose Search Returns (Rows, Columns, Both).
8. The Output DAT will show the data that meets both the initial selection criteria and the search filter criteria.

Related Operators

• Select DAT (Built-in TouchDesigner operator)
• Merge DAT
• Sort DAT