Add methods to select mesh elements from python.

idl/SMESH_Gen.idl

@@ -439,6 +439,79 @@ module SMESH
                           in string             theLibName,
                           in GEOM::GEOM_Object  theShapeObject,
                           in boolean            toCheckAll );
+
+
+    /*!
+     * Return indices of elements, which are located inside the sphere
+     *  \param theSource - mesh, sub-mesh or group
+     *  \param theElemType - mesh element type
+     *  \param theX - x cooridate of the center of the sphere
+     *  \param theY - y cooridate of the center of the sphere
+     *  \param theZ - y cooridate of the center of the sphere
+     *  \param theR - radius of the sphere
+     */
+    long_array GetInsideSphere( in SMESH_IDSource theSource,
+				in ElementType    theElemType,
+				in double theX, 
+				in double theY, 
+				in double theZ,
+				in double theR );    
+
+    /*!
+     * Return indices of elements, which are located inside the box
+     *  \param theSource - mesh, sub-mesh or group
+     *  \param theElemType - mesh element type
+     *  \param theX1 - x cooridate of the first opposite point
+     *  \param theY1 - y cooridate of the first opposite point
+     *  \param theZ1 - y cooridate of the first opposite point
+     *  \param theX2 - x cooridate of the second opposite point
+     *  \param theY2 - y cooridate of the second opposite point
+     *  \param theZ2 - y cooridate of the second opposite point
+     */
+    long_array GetInsideBox( in SMESH_IDSource theSource,
+			     in ElementType    theElemType,
+			     in double theX1, 
+			     in double theY1, 
+			     in double theZ1,
+			     in double theX2,
+			     in double theY2,
+			     in double theZ2);    
+    /*!
+     * Return indices of elements, which are located inside the box
+     *  \param theSource - mesh, sub-mesh or group
+     *  \param theElemType - mesh element type
+     *  \param theX - x cooridate of the cented of the bottom face
+     *  \param theY - y cooridate of the cented of the bottom face
+     *  \param theZ - y cooridate of the cented of the bottom face
+     *  \param theDX - x cooridate of the cented of the base vector
+     *  \param theDY - y cooridate of the cented of the base vector
+     *  \param theDZ - z cooridate of the cented of the base vector
+     *  \param theH - height of the cylinder
+     *  \param theR - radius of the cylinder
+     */
+    long_array GetInsideCylinder( in SMESH_IDSource theSource,
+				  in ElementType    theElemType,
+				  in double theX, 
+				  in double theY, 
+				  in double theZ,
+				  in double theDX,
+				  in double theDY,
+				  in double theDZ,
+				  in double theH,
+				  in double theR );    
+    /*!
+     * Return indices of elements, which are located inside the geometry
+     *  \param theSource - mesh, sub-mesh or group
+     *  \param theElemType - mesh element type
+     *  \param theGeom - geometrical object
+     *  \param theTolerance - tolerance for selection.
+     */
+    long_array GetInside( in SMESH_IDSource theSource,
+			  in ElementType    theElemType,
+			  in GEOM::GEOM_Object theGeom,
+			  in double theTolerance );    
+
+
   };
 
 };

src/SMESH_I/SMESH_Gen_i.cxx

@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
 #include <BRep_Tool.hxx>
 #include <TCollection_AsciiString.hxx>
 #include <OSD.hxx>
+#include <BRepPrimAPI_MakeSphere.hxx>
+#include <BRepPrimAPI_MakeCylinder.hxx>
+#include <BRepPrimAPI_MakeBox.hxx>
+
 
 #ifdef WIN32
  #include <windows.h>
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@
 #include "SMESH_Mesh_i.hxx"
 #include "SMESH_PreMeshInfo.hxx"
 #include "SMESH_PythonDump.hxx"
+#include "SMESH_ControlsDef.hxx"
 #include "SMESH_TryCatch.hxx" // to include after OCC headers!
 
 #include CORBA_SERVER_HEADER(SMESH_Group)
@@ -5125,6 +5130,193 @@ CORBA::Boolean SMESH_Gen_i::IsApplicable ( const char*           theAlgoType,
   return true;
 }
 
+//=================================================================================
+// function : GetInsideSphere
+// purpose  : Collect indices of elements, which are located inside the sphere
+//=================================================================================
+SMESH::long_array* SMESH_Gen_i::GetInsideSphere( SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr meshPart,
+						 SMESH::ElementType     theElemType,
+						 CORBA::Double         theX,
+						 CORBA::Double         theY,
+						 CORBA::Double         theZ,
+						 CORBA::Double         theR) {
+  SMESH::long_array_var aResult = new SMESH::long_array();
+  if(meshPart->_is_nil())
+    return aResult._retn();
+
+  // 1. Create geometrical object
+  gp_Pnt aP( theX, theY, theZ );
+  TopoDS_Shape aShape = BRepPrimAPI_MakeSphere( aP, theR ).Shape();
+
+  std::vector<long> lst =_GetInside(meshPart, theElemType, aShape);
+
+  if( lst.size() > 0 ) {
+    aResult->length( lst.size() );
+    for ( long i = 0; i < lst.size(); i++ ) {
+      aResult[i] = lst[i];
+    }
+  }
+  return aResult._retn();
+}
+
+SMESH::long_array* SMESH_Gen_i::GetInsideBox( SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr meshPart,
+					      SMESH::ElementType        theElemType,
+					      CORBA::Double             theX1, 
+					      CORBA::Double             theY1, 
+					      CORBA::Double             theZ1,
+					      CORBA::Double             theX2,
+					      CORBA::Double             theY2,
+					      CORBA::Double             theZ2) {
+  SMESH::long_array_var aResult = new SMESH::long_array();
+  if( meshPart->_is_nil() )
+    return aResult._retn();
+
+  TopoDS_Shape aShape = BRepPrimAPI_MakeBox( gp_Pnt( theX1, theY1, theZ1 ), gp_Pnt( theX2, theY2, theZ2 ) ).Shape();
+
+  std::vector<long> lst =_GetInside(meshPart, theElemType, aShape);
+
+  if( lst.size() > 0 ) {
+    aResult->length( lst.size() );
+    for ( long i = 0; i < lst.size(); i++ ) {
+      aResult[i] = lst[i];
+    }
+  }
+  return aResult._retn();
+}
+
+SMESH::long_array* SMESH_Gen_i::GetInsideCylinder( SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr meshPart,
+						   SMESH::ElementType        theElemType,
+						   CORBA::Double             theX, 
+						   CORBA::Double             theY, 
+						   CORBA::Double             theZ,
+						   CORBA::Double             theDX, 
+						   CORBA::Double             theDY, 
+						   CORBA::Double             theDZ,
+						   CORBA::Double             theH,
+						   CORBA::Double             theR ){
+  SMESH::long_array_var aResult = new SMESH::long_array();
+  if( meshPart->_is_nil() )
+    return aResult._retn();
+
+  gp_Pnt aP( theX, theY, theZ );
+  gp_Vec aV( theDX, theDY, theDZ );
+  gp_Ax2 anAxes (aP, aV);
+
+  TopoDS_Shape aShape = BRepPrimAPI_MakeCylinder(anAxes, theR, Abs(theH)).Shape();
+
+  std::vector<long> lst =_GetInside(meshPart, theElemType, aShape);
+
+  if( lst.size() > 0 ) {
+    aResult->length( lst.size() );
+    for ( long i = 0; i < lst.size(); i++ ) {
+      aResult[i] = lst[i];
+    }
+  }
+  return aResult._retn();
+}
+
+SMESH::long_array* SMESH_Gen_i::GetInside( SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr meshPart,
+					   SMESH::ElementType        theElemType,
+					   GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr     theGeom,
+					   CORBA::Double             theTolerance ) {
+  SMESH::long_array_var aResult = new SMESH::long_array();
+  if( meshPart->_is_nil() || theGeom->_is_nil() )
+    return aResult._retn();
+
+  TopoDS_Shape aShape = GeomObjectToShape( theGeom );
+
+  std::vector<long> lst =_GetInside(meshPart, theElemType, aShape, &theTolerance);
+
+  if( lst.size() > 0 ) {
+    aResult->length( lst.size() );
+    for ( long i = 0; i < lst.size(); i++ ) {
+      aResult[i] = lst[i];
+    }
+  }
+  return aResult._retn();
+}
+
+
+
+std::vector<long> SMESH_Gen_i::_GetInside( SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr meshPart,
+					   SMESH::ElementType theElemType,
+					   TopoDS_Shape& aShape,
+					   double* theTolerance) {
+  
+  std::vector<long> res;
+  SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_var mesh = meshPart->GetMesh();
+
+  if ( mesh->_is_nil() ) 
+    return res;
+
+  SMESH_Mesh_i* anImpl = dynamic_cast<SMESH_Mesh_i*>( GetServant( mesh ).in() );
+  if ( !anImpl ) 
+    return res;
+  
+  const SMDS_Mesh* meshDS = anImpl->GetImpl().GetMeshDS();
+
+  if ( !meshDS ) 
+    return res;
+
+  SMDSAbs_ElementType aType = SMDSAbs_ElementType(theElemType);
+  SMESH::Controls::ElementsOnShape* anElementsOnShape = new SMESH::Controls::ElementsOnShape();
+  anElementsOnShape->SetAllNodes( true );
+  anElementsOnShape->SetMesh( meshDS );
+  anElementsOnShape->SetShape( aShape, aType );
+
+  if(theTolerance)
+    anElementsOnShape->SetTolerance(*theTolerance);  
+
+  SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_var msource = SMESH::SMESH_Mesh::_narrow(meshPart);
+  if ( !msource->_is_nil() ) { // Mesh case
+    SMDS_ElemIteratorPtr elemIt = meshDS->elementsIterator( aType );
+    if ( elemIt ) {
+      while ( elemIt->more() ) {
+	const SMDS_MeshElement* anElem = elemIt->next();
+	long anId = anElem->GetID();
+	if ( anElementsOnShape->IsSatisfy( anId ) )
+	  res.push_back( anId );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  SMESH::SMESH_Group_var gsource = SMESH::SMESH_Group::_narrow(meshPart);
+  if ( !gsource->_is_nil() ) {
+    if(theElemType == SMESH::NODE) {
+      SMESH::long_array_var nodes = gsource->GetNodeIDs();
+      for ( int i = 0; i < nodes->length(); ++i ) {
+	if ( const SMDS_MeshNode* node = meshDS->FindNode( nodes[i] ) ) {
+	  long anId = node->GetID();
+	  if ( anElementsOnShape->IsSatisfy( anId ) )
+	    res.push_back( anId );
+	}
+      }
+    } else if (gsource->GetType() == theElemType || theElemType == SMESH::ALL ) {
+      SMESH::long_array_var elems = gsource->GetListOfID();
+      for ( int i = 0; i < elems->length(); ++i ) {
+	if ( const SMDS_MeshElement* elem = meshDS->FindElement( elems[i] ) ) {
+	  long anId = elem->GetID();
+	  if ( anElementsOnShape->IsSatisfy( anId ) )
+	    res.push_back( anId );
+	}
+      }      
+    }
+  }
+  SMESH::SMESH_subMesh_var smsource = SMESH::SMESH_subMesh::_narrow(meshPart);
+  if ( !smsource->_is_nil() ) {
+    SMESH::long_array_var elems = smsource->GetElementsByType( theElemType );
+    for ( int i = 0; i < elems->length(); ++i ) {
+      const SMDS_MeshElement* elem = ( theElemType == SMESH::NODE ) ? meshDS->FindNode( elems[i] ) : meshDS->FindElement( elems[i] );
+      if (elem) {
+	long anId = elem->GetID();
+	if ( anElementsOnShape->IsSatisfy( anId ) )
+	  res.push_back( anId );
+      }
+    }    
+  }
+  return res;
+}
+
+
 //=================================================================================
 // function : importData
 // purpose  : imports mesh data file (the med one) into the SMESH internal data structure

src/SMESH_I/SMESH_Gen_i.hxx

@@ -602,11 +602,44 @@ public:
   void Move( const SMESH::sobject_list& what,
              SALOMEDS::SObject_ptr where,
              CORBA::Long row );
+
   CORBA::Boolean IsApplicable ( const char*           theAlgoType,
                                 const char*           theLibName,
                                 GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr theShapeObject,
                                 CORBA::Boolean        toCheckAll);
 
+  SMESH::long_array* GetInsideSphere( SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr meshPart,
+				      SMESH::ElementType        theElemType,
+				      CORBA::Double             theX,
+				      CORBA::Double             theY,
+				      CORBA::Double             theZ,
+				      CORBA::Double             theR);
+
+  SMESH::long_array* GetInsideBox( SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr meshPart,
+				   SMESH::ElementType        theElemType,
+				   CORBA::Double             theX1, 
+				   CORBA::Double             theY1, 
+				   CORBA::Double             theZ1,
+				   CORBA::Double             theX2,
+				   CORBA::Double             theY2,
+				   CORBA::Double             theZ2);    
+
+  SMESH::long_array* GetInsideCylinder( SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr meshPart,
+					SMESH::ElementType        theElemType,
+					CORBA::Double             theX, 
+					CORBA::Double             theY, 
+					CORBA::Double             theZ,
+					CORBA::Double             theDX, 
+					CORBA::Double             theDY, 
+					CORBA::Double             theDZ,
+					CORBA::Double             theH,
+					CORBA::Double             theR );
+
+  SMESH::long_array* GetInside( SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr meshPart,
+				SMESH::ElementType        theElemType,
+				GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr     theGeom,
+				CORBA::Double             theTolerance );
+
 private:
   // Get hypothesis creator
   GenericHypothesisCreator_i* getHypothesisCreator( const char*  theHypName,
@@ -630,6 +663,11 @@ private:
   void setCurrentStudy( SALOMEDS::Study_ptr theStudy,
                         bool                theStudyIsBeingClosed=false);
 
+  std::vector<long> _GetInside(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr meshPart,
+			       SMESH::ElementType     theElemType,
+			       TopoDS_Shape& aShape,
+			       double* theTolerance = NULL);
+
 private:
   static GEOM::GEOM_Gen_var      myGeomGen;
   static CORBA::ORB_var          myOrb;         // ORB reference

src/SMESH_SWIG/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ SET(_bin_SCRIPTS
   PAL_MESH_043_2D.py
   PAL_MESH_043_3D.py
   SMESH_reg.py
+  smesh_selection.py
 )
 
 SET(smesh_SCRIPTS

src/SMESH_SWIG/smesh_selection.py

@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2015  CEA/DEN, EDF R&D, OPEN CASCADE
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307 USA
+#
+# See http://www.salome-platform.org/ or email : webmaster.salome@opencascade.com
+#
+#  File   : smesh_selection.py
+#  Author : Roman NIKOLAEV, OPEN CASCADE ( roman.nikolaev@opencascade.com )
+#  Module : SMESH
+
+import salome
+salome.salome_init()
+
+import libSMESH_Swig
+sm_gui = libSMESH_Swig.SMESH_Swig()
+
+import SMESH, SALOMEDS
+from salome.smesh import smeshBuilder
+smesh =  smeshBuilder.New(salome.myStudy)
+
+import GEOM
+
+# swig -> idl
+_converter = { 
+    libSMESH_Swig.EdgeOfCell    :  None, # TODO: check how to process it
+    libSMESH_Swig.Node          :  SMESH.NODE,
+    libSMESH_Swig.Edge          :  SMESH.EDGE,
+    libSMESH_Swig.Face          :  SMESH.FACE,
+    libSMESH_Swig.Volume        :  SMESH.VOLUME,
+    libSMESH_Swig.Elem0D        :  SMESH.ELEM0D,
+    libSMESH_Swig.Ball          :  SMESH.BALL,
+    libSMESH_Swig.Cell          :  SMESH.ALL
+}
+
+# Converts swig to idl enumeration
+def _swig2idl( type ):
+    if _converter.has_key( type ) :
+        return _converter[type]
+    return None
+
+def _getEntry(mesh):
+    if isinstance( mesh, smeshBuilder.Mesh ) :
+        return salome.ObjectToID( mesh.GetMesh() )
+    else :
+        if isinstance( mesh, str ) :
+            return mesh
+    return None
+
+def _getMesh(mesh):
+    if isinstance( mesh, smeshBuilder.Mesh ) :
+        return mesh.GetMesh()
+    else :
+        if isinstance( mesh, str ) :
+            return salome.IDToObject( mesh )
+    return None
+
+def _getGeom(geom):
+    if isinstance( geom, GEOM._objref_GEOM_Object ) :
+        return geom
+    else :
+        if isinstance( geom, str ) :
+            return salome.IDToObject( geom )
+    return None
+
+
+# Selects an elements lst on the mesh
+def select( mesh, lst, append = False ) :
+    # Check mesh parameter
+    entry = _getEntry(mesh)   
+    if entry is None:
+        print "Wrong 'mesh' parameter"
+        return
+    
+    # Check lst parameter
+    tmp = []
+    if isinstance( lst, int ) :
+        tmp.append( lst )
+    else :
+        if isinstance( lst,list ) :
+            tmp = lst
+        else :
+            print "Wrong 'lst' parameter"
+            return
+    sm_gui.select( entry, tmp, append )
+
+
+def _preProcess(mesh) :
+    m = _getMesh(mesh);
+    if m is None:
+        print "Wrong 'mesh' parameter"
+        return [None, None]
+    
+    elemType = _swig2idl(sm_gui.getSelectionMode())
+    if elemType is None:
+        return [None, None]
+    return [m, elemType]
+
+
+
+# Selects an elements on the mesh inside the sphere with radius r and center (x, y, z)
+def selectInsideSphere( mesh, x, y, z, r, append = False ) :
+
+    [m, elemType] = _preProcess(mesh)
+    if m is None or elemType is None :
+        return
+    
+    l = smesh.GetInsideSphere( m, elemType, x, y, z, r )
+    if len(l) > 0:
+        select(mesh, l, append)
+
+# Selects an elements on the mesh inside the box
+def selectInsideBox( mesh, x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2 , append = False ) :    
+
+    [m, elemType] = _preProcess(mesh)
+    if m is None or elemType is None :
+        return
+
+    l = smesh.GetInsideBox( m, elemType, x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2 )
+    if len(l) > 0:
+        select(mesh, l, append)
+
+# Selects an elements on the mesh inside the cylinder
+def selectInsideCylinder( mesh, x, y, z, dx, dy, dz, h, r, append = False ) :
+
+    [m, elemType] = _preProcess(mesh)
+    if m is None or elemType is None :
+        return
+
+    l = smesh.GetInsideCylinder( m, elemType, x, y, z, dx, dy, dz, h, r )
+    if len(l) > 0:
+        select(mesh, l, append)
+
+# Selects an elements on the mesh inside the geometrical object
+def selectInside( mesh, geom, tolerance , append = False ):
+
+    [m, elemType] = _preProcess(mesh)
+    if m is None or elemType is None :
+        return    
+
+    g = _getGeom(geom)
+
+    l = smesh.GetInside( m, elemType, g ,tolerance )
+    if len(l) > 0:
+        select(mesh, l, append)

src/SMESH_SWIG_WITHIHM/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(
   ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/SMESHGUI
+  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/OBJECT
+  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/SMESHDS
+  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/SMDS
   ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/idl
 )
 

src/SMESH_SWIG_WITHIHM/libSMESH_Swig.cxx

@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@
 //
 #include "libSMESH_Swig.h"
 
+
 #include <SMESHGUI.h>
 #include <SMESHGUI_Utils.h>
 #include <SMESHGUI_Displayer.h>
+#include <SMESHGUI_VTKUtils.h>
+#include <SMESH_Actor.h>
 
 // SALOME KERNEL includes
 #include <Utils_ORB_INIT.hxx>
@@ -40,12 +43,16 @@
 #include <SUIT_ViewManager.h>
 #include <SALOME_Prs.h>
 #include <SUIT_ViewWindow.h>
+#include <SVTK_ViewWindow.h>
 #include <VTKViewer_ViewModel.h>
 #include <SALOME_Event.h>
 #include <SalomeApp_Application.h>
+#include <LightApp_SelectionMgr.h>
+#include <SVTK_RenderWindowInteractor.h>
 
 // OCCT includes
 #include <TopAbs.hxx>
+#include <TColStd_MapOfInteger.hxx>
 
 // Qt includes
 #include <QApplication>
@@ -730,3 +737,112 @@ void SMESH_Swig::SetMeshIcon(const char* theMeshEntry,
                               theIsComputed,
                               isEmpty));
 }
+
+/*!
+  \brief Helper class for selection event.
+*/
+class TSelectListEvent: public SALOME_Event
+{
+  const char*       myId;
+  std::vector<int>  myIdsList;
+  bool              myIsAppend;
+
+public:
+  TSelectListEvent(const char* id, std::vector<int> ids, bool append) :
+    myId(id),
+    myIdsList(ids),
+    myIsAppend(append)
+  {}
+  virtual void Execute()
+  {
+    SMESHGUI* aSMESHGUI = SMESHGUI::GetSMESHGUI();
+    if( !aSMESHGUI ) 
+      return;
+    
+    LightApp_SelectionMgr* selMgr = SMESH::GetSelectionMgr( aSMESHGUI );
+    if( !selMgr )
+      return;
+    
+    selMgr->clearFilters();
+
+    SVTK_ViewWindow* aViewWindow = SMESH::GetViewWindow( aSMESHGUI );
+    if(!aViewWindow)
+      return;
+
+    SMESH_Actor* anActor = SMESH::FindActorByEntry( myId );
+    
+    if (!anActor || !anActor->hasIO())
+      return;
+    
+    Handle(SALOME_InteractiveObject) anIO = anActor->getIO();
+    SALOME_ListIO aList;
+    aList.Append(anIO);
+    selMgr->setSelectedObjects(aList, false);
+
+    if ( aViewWindow->SelectionMode() ==  ActorSelection ) {
+      return;
+    }
+        
+    TColStd_MapOfInteger aMap;
+    std::vector<int>::const_iterator anIter;
+    for (anIter = myIdsList.begin(); anIter != myIdsList.end(); ++anIter) {
+      aMap.Add(*anIter);
+    }
+
+    // Set new selection
+    SVTK_Selector* aSelector  = aViewWindow->GetSelector();
+    aSelector->AddOrRemoveIndex(anIO, aMap, myIsAppend);
+    aViewWindow->highlight( anIO, true, true );
+    aViewWindow->GetInteractor()->onEmitSelectionChanged();
+  }
+};
+
+/*!
+  \brief Select the elements on the mesh, sub-mesh or group.
+  \param id object entry
+  \param ids list of the element ids
+  \param mode selection mode
+*/
+void SMESH_Swig::select( const char* id, std::vector<int> ids, bool append ) {
+  ProcessVoidEvent( new TSelectListEvent( id, ids, append ) );
+}
+  
+/*!
+  \brief Select the elements on the mesh, sub-mesh or group.
+  \param id object entry
+  \param id id of the element
+  \param mode selection mode
+*/
+void SMESH_Swig::select( const char* id, int id1, bool append ) {
+  std::vector<int> ids;
+  ids.push_back( id1 );
+  ProcessVoidEvent( new TSelectListEvent( id, ids, append ) );
+}
+
+
+class TGetSelectionModeEvent : public SALOME_Event
+{
+public:
+  typedef int TResult;
+  TResult myResult;
+  TGetSelectionModeEvent() : myResult( -1 ) {}
+  virtual void Execute()
+  {
+    SMESHGUI* aSMESHGUI = SMESHGUI::GetSMESHGUI();
+    if( !aSMESHGUI ) 
+      return;
+
+    SVTK_ViewWindow* aViewWindow = SMESH::GetViewWindow( aSMESHGUI );
+    if(!aViewWindow)
+      return;
+    
+    myResult = aViewWindow->SelectionMode();
+  }
+};
+
+/*!
+  \brief Get selection mode of the active VTK View window.
+*/
+int SMESH_Swig::getSelectionMode() {
+  return ProcessEvent( new TGetSelectionModeEvent() );
+}

src/SMESH_SWIG_WITHIHM/libSMESH_Swig.h

@@ -38,6 +38,26 @@
 #include <SALOMEconfig.h>
 #include CORBA_SERVER_HEADER(SALOMEDS)
 
+//std includes
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <SVTK_Selection.h>
+
+#include <SVTK_Selection.h>
+
+enum
+  {
+    Node       = NodeSelection,
+    Cell       = CellSelection,
+    EdgeOfCell = EdgeOfCellSelection,
+    Edge       = EdgeSelection,
+    Face       = FaceSelection,
+    Volume     = VolumeSelection,
+    Actor      = ActorSelection,
+    Elem0D     = Elem0DSelection,
+    Ball       = BallSelection
+  };
+
 class SMESH_SWIG_EXPORT SMESH_Swig
 {
 public:
@@ -74,6 +94,11 @@ public:
    */
   void                       SetMeshIcon( const char*, const bool, const bool );
 
+  // --------------------- for the test purposes -----------------------
+  int  getSelectionMode();
+  void select( const char *id, std::vector<int> ids, bool append = false );
+  void select( const char *id, int id1, bool append = false );
+
 private:
   SALOMEDS::Study_var        myStudy;
   SALOMEDS::StudyBuilder_var myStudyBuilder;

src/SMESH_SWIG_WITHIHM/libSMESH_Swig.i

@@ -47,6 +47,26 @@
 }
 
 %include "typemaps.i"
+%include "std_vector.i"
+
+namespace std {
+    %template(VectorInt) vector<int>;
+};
+
+
+/* Selection mode enumeration (corresponds to constants from the SALOME_Selection.h) */
+enum
+  {
+    Node,
+    Cell,
+    EdgeOfCell,
+    Edge,
+    Face,
+    Volume,
+    Actor,
+    Elem0D,
+    Ball
+  };
 
 class SMESH_Swig
 {
@@ -76,4 +96,10 @@ class SMESH_Swig
 
   void CreateAndDisplayActor( const char* Mesh_Entry );
   void EraseActor( const char* Mesh_Entry, const bool allViewers = false );
+
+  // --------------------- for the test purposes -----------------------
+  int  getSelectionMode();
+  void select( const char *id, std::vector<int> ids, bool append = false );
+  void select( const char *id, int id1, bool append = false );
+
 };