Select by attribute¶

Description¶

Selects and saves as new layer all features from input layer that satisfy condition.

NOTE: algorithm is case-sensitive (“qgis” is different from “Qgis” and “QGIS”)

Parameters¶

Input Layer [vector: any]

Layer to process.

Selection attribute [tablefield: any]

Field on which perform the selection.

Operator [selection]

Comparison operator.

Options:

• 0 — =
• 1 — !=
• 2 — >
• 3 — >=
• 4 — <
• 5 — <=
• 6 — begins with
• 7 — contains

Default: 0

Value [string]

Value to compare.

Default: (not set)

Outputs¶

Output [vector]

The resulting layer.

Console usage¶

processing.runalg('qgis:selectbyattribute', input, field, operator, value, output)

See also¶