added get_status() function to the CheckButtons widget

DanHickstein · DanHickstein · commit 7a96a82c9425 · 2016-02-17T16:47:39.000-07:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py b/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ def reset(self):
 
 class CheckButtons(AxesWidget):
     """
-    A GUI neutral radio button.
+    A GUI neutral set of check buttons.
 
     For the check buttons to remain responsive you must keep a
     reference to this object.
@@ -602,6 +602,12 @@ def set_active(self, index):
             return
         for cid, func in six.iteritems(self.observers):
             func(self.labels[index].get_text())
+            
+    def get_status(self):
+        """
+        returns a tuple of the status (True/False) of all of the check buttons
+        """
+        return [l1.get_visible() for (l1,l2) in self.lines]
 
     def on_clicked(self, func):
         """
