Summary
Gets the specified parameter as a text string by its index position from the list of parameters.
Discussion
Any value regardless of the parameter data type will be returned as a string; to use the parameter as an ArcPy or Python object instead, see GetParameter.
Syntax
GetParameterAsText (index)
| Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
index | The numeric position of the parameter in the parameter list. | Integer |
| Data Type | Explanation |
| String | The value of the specified parameter, returned as a string. |
Code sample
Get specified parameter as text string.
import os
import arcpy
# Set the input workspace, get the feature class name to copy
# and the output location.
arcpy.env.workspace = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)
in_featureclass = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1)
out_workspace = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2)
out_featureclass = os.path.join(out_workspace,
os.path.basename(in_featureclass))
# Copy feature class to output location
arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(in_featureclass, out_featureclass)