can i create a method ?

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  Jake_Rosenfeld Moderator, Onshape Employees, Developers Posts: 1,646

  October 2018 edited October 2018

  @sjalife
  
  In FeatureScript, we usually say function instead of method (possibly because there are no objects, but mostly just a style choice).  Here is an example of the definition of a helper function in FS:
  
  

  function timesTwo(num is number) returns number
  {
      var numTimesTwo = num * 2;
      return numTimesTwo;
  }

  
  I may have missed the point of your question though?  Are you wondering how to create a feature (a.k.a. a button in the part studio that changes geometry)?  This tutorial may help:
  https://cad.onshape.com/FsDoc/tutorials/create-a-slot-feature.html
  
  Happy to answer any more question you may have.

  Jake Rosenfeld - Modeling Team

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  sjalife Member, Developers Posts: 24 PRO

  October 2018

  @Jake_Rosenfeld
   yes, now i coulded create a function, but my function returns one string, and i wan to use this string, calling my function that is return a value (String), and according to the value that is returned i do some operation like if(String =="a") { do this} else if (String=="b"} do this.... etc.. how can i call this function inside precondition? for use the value returned and do my operations

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  Jake_Rosenfeld Moderator, Onshape Employees, Developers Posts: 1,646

  October 2018

  @sjalife
  
  The precondition of a feature is used to define the UI it presents when a user clicks the button for the feature.  Arbitrary functions cannot be called in the precondition, as no FeatureScript is executed when deciding how the dialog should look.  The description of how the precondition becomes a feature dialog is described here:
  https://cad.onshape.com/FsDoc/uispec.html  
  
  Many examples can be found in the standard library; a relatively simple one is the variable feature:
  https://cad.onshape.com/documents/12312312345abcabcabcdeff/w/a855e4161c814f2e9ab3698a/e/357eadcd05424ef4a2360e88
  Or the shell feature:
  https://cad.onshape.com/documents/12312312345abcabcabcdeff/w/a855e4161c814f2e9ab3698a/e/8ca395d9c7db47e5805098d5
  
  If you share a link to a document with the feature you are working on, it may be easer to provide some guidance.

  Jake Rosenfeld - Modeling Team

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