active_scalars_name

property DataSetAttributes.active_scalars_name: Optional[str]

Name of the active scalars.

Examples

Add two arrays to the mesh point data.

>>> import pyvista
>>> mesh = pyvista.Sphere()
>>> mesh.point_data['my_data'] = range(mesh.n_points)
>>> mesh.point_data['my_other_data'] = range(mesh.n_points)
>>> mesh.point_data.active_scalars_name
'my_other_data'

Set the name of the active scalars.

>>> mesh.point_data.active_scalars_name = 'my_data'
>>> mesh.point_data.active_scalars_name
'my_data'