modo_selection_mode.py

# python

import lx


def get_selection_mode():
    """ Get the current selection mode

    :rtype: int

    """
    # Get the selection service
    sel_svc = lx.service.Selection()

    # Create a storage object for integer, required as input for the CurrentType method,
    types = lx.object.storage('i')

    return sel_svc.CurrentType(types)


def main():
    selection_mode = get_selection_mode()
    msg = "Current selection type is: {}"
    lx.out(msg.format(sel_svc.LookupName(selection_mode)))

    
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()