List fields in parameters from Fc list in script validation using arcpy in arcgis

Question

I am trying to list fields from a feature class list in script tool validation. First user selects the data frame from the list then FC populates in next box and fields of the FC in next box. I have code up to populating the FC list and working fine. but after that i'm trying list fields from the FC and getting error.

here is the code

import arcpy
class ToolValidator(object):
 """Class for validating a tool's parameter values and controlling
 the behavior of the tool's dialog."""
 def __init__(self):
 """Setup arcpy and the list of tool parameters."""
 self.params = arcpy.GetParameterInfo()
 def initializeParameters(self):
 """Refine the properties of a tool's parameters. This method is
 called when the tool is opened."""
 try: # this works
 mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument('CURRENT')
 dflist = [df.name for df in arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd)]
 self.params[1].filter.type = "ValueList"
 self.params[1].filter.list = dflist
 del mxd
 except:
 arcpy.AddError("\nMust run this tool in ArcMap, not ArcCatalog")
 self.params[2].enabled = True
 return
 def updateParameters(self):
 """Modify the values and properties of parameters before internal
 validation is performed. This method is called whenever a parameter
 has been changed."""
 mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument('CURRENT')
 if self.params[1].value:
 self.params[2].enabled = True
 df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, self.params[1].value)[0]
 # creates an empty dictionary
 if df:
 layerList = [lyr.name for lyr in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(df) if not lyr.isGroupLayer]
 uniqueList = list(set(layerList))
 uniqueList.sort()
 self.params[2].filter.list = uniqueList
# Up to this it working and problem is from below code
 if self.params[2].value:
 self.params[3].enabled = True
 df = str(self.params[1].value) 
 lyrList = arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "", df) 
 for lyr in lyrList: 
 if lyr.supports("dataSource") and lyr.name == str(self.params[2].value): 
 for field in arcpy.ListFields(lyr.dataSource): 
 uniqueList = list(set(field))
 uniqueList.sort()
 self.params[3].filter.list = uniqueList 
 return
 def updateMessages(self):
 """Modify the messages created by internal validation for each tool
 parameter. This method is called after internal validation."""
 return

• Emil Brundage: This question/answer may help. gis.stackexchange.com/questions/330672/…

Answer 1

There could be two issues here:

This line: for field in arcpy.ListFields(lyr.dataSource): this is returning a Field Object which you are adding to list which you then feed into your param[3]. I'm guessing param[3] is of type string? So you need to feed into you uniqueList field.name.

Also this line looks odd to me: uniqueList = list(set(field)). field is a field object which you are adding to a set then converting to a list. This list gets overwritten on the next loop of for. I think your logic is flawed here.