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SoEngine Class Referenceabstract

Base class for all engines. More...

#include <Inventor/engines/SoEngine.h>

Inheritance diagram for SoEngine:
SoFieldContainer SoBase SoBoolOperation SoCalculator SoComposeMatrix SoComposeRotation SoComposeRotationFromTo SoComposeVec2f SoComposeVec3f SoComposeVec4f SoComputeBoundingBox SoConcatenate SoCounter SoDecomposeMatrix SoDecomposeRotation SoDecomposeVec2f SoDecomposeVec3f SoDecomposeVec4f SoElapsedTime SoFieldConverter SoGate SoInterpolate SoOnOff SoOneShot SoSelectOne SoTimeCounter SoTransformVec3f SoTriggerAny SoUnknownEngine

Public Member Functions

virtual int getOutputs (SoEngineOutputList &list) const
 Returns a list of outputs in this engine.
 
SoEngineOutputgetOutput (const SbName &outputName) const
 Returns a pointer to the engine output with the given name.
 
bool getOutputName (const SoEngineOutput *output, SbName &outputName) const
 Returns (in outputName) the name of the engine output (output).
 
SoEnginecopy () const
 Creates and returns an exact copy of the engine.
 
void evaluateWrapper ()
 wrapper for the user's evaluate() engine
 
virtual void notify (SoNotList *list)
 Propagates modification notification through an instance.
 
virtual const SoEngineOutputDatagetOutputData () const =0
 Info on outputs:
 
virtual void writeInstance (SoOutput *out)
 Writes instance to SoOutput. (Used only for last stage of writing)
 
virtual SoFieldContainercopyThroughConnection () const
 Copies an instance that is encountered through a field connection.
 
bool shouldCopy () const
 Recursive procedure that determines if this engine should be copied during a copy operation, or just referenced as is.
 
bool isNotifying () const
 A very annoying double notification occurs with engines that enable their outputs during inputChanged; this flag prevents that:
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
void setToDefaults ()
 Sets all fields in this object to their default values.
 
bool hasDefaultValues () const
 Returns TRUE if all of the object's fields have their default values.
 
bool fieldsAreEqual (const SoFieldContainer *fc) const
 Returns TRUE if this object's fields are exactly equal to fc's fields.
 
void copyFieldValues (const SoFieldContainer *fc, bool copyConnections=FALSE)
 Copies the contents of fc's fields into this object's fields.
 
bool set (const char *fieldDataString)
 Sets one or more fields in this object to the values specified in the given string, which should be a string in the Inventor file format.
 
void get (SbString &fieldDataString)
 Returns the values of the fields of this object in the Inventor ASCII file format in the given string.
 
virtual int getFields (SoFieldList &list) const
 Appends pointers to all of this object's fields to resultList, and returns the number of fields appended.
 
virtual SoFieldgetField (const SbName &fieldName) const
 Returns a pointer to the field with the given name.
 
bool getFieldName (const SoField *field, SbName &fieldName) const
 Returns the name of the given field in the fieldName argument.
 
bool enableNotify (bool flag)
 Notification at this Field Container is enabled (if flag == TRUE) or disabled (if flag == FALSE).
 
bool isNotifyEnabled () const
 Notification is the process of telling interested objects that this object has changed.
 
bool set (const char *fieldDataString, SoInput *dictIn)
 Sets one or more fields in this object to the values specified in the given string, which should be a string in the Inventor file format.
 
void get (SbString &fieldDataString, SoOutput *dictOut)
 Returns the values of the fields of this object in the Inventor ASCII file format in the given string.
 
virtual void notify (SoNotList *)
 Propagates modification notification through an instance.
 
virtual void addWriteReference (SoOutput *out, bool isFromField=FALSE)
 Adds a reference to the instance when writing.
 
virtual void writeInstance (SoOutput *out)
 Writes instance to SoOutput. (Used only for last stage of writing)
 
bool getIsBuiltIn () const
 Returns whether or not instance is considered 'built-in' to the library.
 
virtual const SoFieldDatagetFieldData () const
 Returns an SoFieldData structure for the node.
 
virtual void copyContents (const SoFieldContainer *fromFC, bool copyConnections)
 Copies the contents of the given node into this instance.
 
virtual SoFieldContainercopyThroughConnection () const
 During a copy operation, this copies an instance that is encountered through a field connection.
 
void addManagedSensor (SoSensor *sensor)
 Adds a sensor which is managed by the field container.
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase
void ref () const
 Adds and removes a reference to an instance.
 
void unref () const
 
void unrefNoDelete () const
 
void touch ()
 Marks an instance as modified, simulating a change to it.
 
virtual SoType getTypeId () const =0
 Returns the type identifier for a specific instance.
 
bool isOfType (SoType type) const
 Returns TRUE if this object is of the type specified in type or is derived from that type.
 
virtual SbName getName () const
 Returns the name of an instance.
 
virtual void setName (const SbName &name)
 Sets the name of an instance.
 
virtual void startNotify ()
 Initiates notification from an instance.
 
virtual void notify (SoNotList *list)
 Propagates modification notification through an instance.
 
void addAuditor (void *auditor, SoNotRec::Type type)
 Adds/removes an auditor to/from list.
 
void removeAuditor (void *auditor, SoNotRec::Type type)
 
const SoAuditorListgetAuditors ()
 Returns auditor list– used by SoField and SoEngineOutput to trace forward connections.
 
int getRefCount () const
 Returns current reference count.
 
virtual void addWriteReference (SoOutput *out, bool isFromField=FALSE)
 Adds a reference to the instance when writing.
 
bool shouldWrite ()
 Returns TRUE if the instance should be written, based on the write-reference info already accumulated.
 

Static Public Member Functions

static SoType getClassTypeId ()
 Returns the type identifier for the SoEngine class.
 
static SoEnginegetByName (const SbName &name)
 Look up engine(s) by name.
 
static int getByName (const SbName &name, SoEngineList &list)
 Look up engine(s) by name.
 
static void initClass ()
 Initializes base engine class.
 
static void initClasses ()
 Initialize ALL Inventor engine classes.
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
static SoType getClassTypeId ()
 Returns the type of this class.
 
static void initClass ()
 Setup type information.
 
static void initCopyDict ()
 During a copy operation, copies of nodes and engines are stored in a dictionary, keyed by the original node or engine pointer, so that copies can be re-used.
 
static void addCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, const SoFieldContainer *copy)
 Adds an instance to the dictionary.
 
static SoFieldContainercheckCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig)
 If a copy of the given instance is in the dictionary, this returns it.
 
static SoFieldContainerfindCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, bool copyConnections)
 If a copy of the given instance is not in the dictionary, this returns NULL.
 
static void copyDone ()
 Cleans up the dictionary when done.
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase
static SoType getClassTypeId ()
 Returns type identifier for this class.
 
static void initClass ()
 Setup type information.
 
static void incrementCurrentWriteCounter ()
 Increments the current write counter at the start of a write operation.
 
static void decrementCurrentWriteCounter ()
 Decrements the current write counter after a write operation, in some rare cases.
 
static void addName (SoBase *, const char *)
 Internal methods used to maintain the global name dictionary.
 
static void removeName (SoBase *, const char *)
 
static SoBasegetNamedBase (const SbName &, SoType)
 Helper routines used to get stuff out of nameDict.
 
static int getNamedBases (const SbName &, SoBaseList &, SoType)
 
static bool read (SoInput *in, SoBase *&base, SoType expectedType)
 Reads one instance of some subclass of SoBase.
 
static void setInstancePrefix (const SbString &c)
 This defaults to "+" and is used when naming nodes that are DEF's and USE'd.
 

Protected Member Functions

virtual void evaluate ()=0
 User-written evaluation engine.
 
 SoEngine ()
 Constructor, destructor.
 
 ~SoEngine ()
 
virtual bool readInstance (SoInput *in, unsigned short flags)
 Reads stuff into instance. Returns FALSE on error.
 
virtual void inputChanged (SoField *whichField)
 This is called whenever the value of an input is changed.
 
void writeOutputTypes (SoOutput *out)
 Write output type information for engines that are not built-in.
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
 SoFieldContainer ()
 
 ~SoFieldContainer ()
 
virtual bool readInstance (SoInput *in, unsigned short flags)
 Reads stuff into instance. Returns FALSE on error.
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase
 SoBase ()
 Constructor is protected - this is an abstract class.
 
virtual ~SoBase ()
 Virtual destructor so that subclasses are deleted properly.
 
virtual void destroy ()
 Actually deletes an instance.
 
bool hasMultipleWriteRefs () const
 Returns TRUE if the instance has multiple write references.
 
bool writeHeader (SoOutput *out, bool isGroup, bool isEngine) const
 Writes a header (name, open brace) or footer (close brace) to file defined by SoOutput.
 
void writeFooter (SoOutput *out) const
 
virtual const char * getFileFormatName () const
 Unknown nodes and engines write a different name for themselves than their typeId; this virtual method lets them do that (by default the typeId name is returned)
 
virtual bool readInstance (SoInput *in, unsigned short flags)=0
 Reads stuff into instance of subclass.
 

Static Protected Member Functions

static const SoFieldData ** getInputDataPtr ()
 This is used by the input&output inheritence mechanism, hidden in the SoSubEngine macros.
 
static const SoEngineOutputData ** getOutputDataPtr ()
 
- Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase
static uint32_t getCurrentWriteCounter ()
 Returns current write counter.
 

Friends

class SoEngineOutput
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Static Public Attributes inherited from SoBase
static bool traceRefs
 Turns on/off reference count tracing (for debugging)
 
- Protected Types inherited from SoBase
enum  BaseFlags { IS_ENGINE = 1 , IS_GROUP = 2 }
 This set of enums is used when reading and writing the base. More...
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from SoFieldContainer
bool isBuiltIn
 Is the subclass a built-in Inventor subclass or an extender subclass? This is used to determine whether to read/write field type information.
 

Detailed Description

SoEngine is the abstract base class for all engines. Engines are objects used for animation and behavior. They are lightweight objects that are connected between nodes, the clock, and other engines to form interesting behaviorial objects (e.g., a spinning windmill).

Engines are used to animate parts of a scene and/or to constrain one part of a scene in relation to some other part of the scene. An engine receives a number of input values, performs some operation on them, and then copies the results into one or more output fields. Both the inputs and the outputs can be connected to other fields or engines in the scene graph. When an engine's output values change, those new values are sent to any fields or engines connected to them.

See Also
SoBoolOperation, SoCalculator, SoComposeMatrix, SoComposeRotation, SoComposeRotationFromTo, SoComposeVec2f, SoComposeVec3f, SoComposeVec4f, SoComputeBoundingBox, SoConcatenate, SoCounter, SoDecomposeMatrix, SoDecomposeRotation, SoDecomposeVec2f, SoDecomposeVec3f, SoDecomposeVec4f, SoElapsedTime, SoGate, SoInterpolate, SoOnOff, SoOneShot, SoSelectOne, SoTimeCounter, SoTransformVec3f, SoTriggerAny

Definition at line 102 of file SoEngine.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ SoEngine()

SoEngine::SoEngine ( )
protected

◆ ~SoEngine()

SoEngine::~SoEngine ( )
protected

Member Function Documentation

◆ copy()

SoEngine * SoEngine::copy ( ) const


All connections to inputs are copied as is (without copying what's at the other end).

◆ copyThroughConnection()

virtual SoFieldContainer * SoEngine::copyThroughConnection ( ) const
virtual

Reimplemented from SoFieldContainer.

Reimplemented in SoConcatenate, SoGate, and SoSelectOne.

◆ evaluate()

virtual void SoEngine::evaluate ( )
protectedpure virtual

◆ evaluateWrapper()

void SoEngine::evaluateWrapper ( )

◆ getByName() [1/2]

static SoEngine * SoEngine::getByName ( const SbName name)
static

◆ getByName() [2/2]

static int SoEngine::getByName ( const SbName name,
SoEngineList list 
)
static

◆ getClassTypeId()

static SoType SoEngine::getClassTypeId ( )
inlinestatic

Definition at line 107 of file SoEngine.h.

◆ getInputDataPtr()

static const SoFieldData ** SoEngine::getInputDataPtr ( )
inlinestaticprotected

Definition at line 188 of file SoEngine.h.

◆ getOutput()

SoEngineOutput * SoEngine::getOutput ( const SbName outputName) const


If no such output exists, NULL is returned.

◆ getOutputData()

virtual const SoEngineOutputData * SoEngine::getOutputData ( ) const
pure virtual

◆ getOutputDataPtr()

static const SoEngineOutputData ** SoEngine::getOutputDataPtr ( )
inlinestaticprotected

Definition at line 189 of file SoEngine.h.

◆ getOutputName()

bool SoEngine::getOutputName ( const SoEngineOutput output,
SbName outputName 
) const

Returns FALSE if the engine output is not contained within the engine instance.

◆ getOutputs()

virtual int SoEngine::getOutputs ( SoEngineOutputList list) const
virtual


Use getOutputName to get the names of the outputs, and use SoEngineOutput::getConnectionType to determine their types.

◆ initClass()

static void SoEngine::initClass ( )
static

◆ initClasses()

static void SoEngine::initClasses ( )
static

◆ inputChanged()

virtual void SoEngine::inputChanged ( SoField whichField)
protectedvirtual

The default method does nothing. Subclasses can override this to detect when a specific field is changed.

Reimplemented in SoCalculator, SoComputeBoundingBox, SoCounter, SoElapsedTime, SoGate, SoOneShot, SoOnOff, and SoTimeCounter.

◆ isNotifying()

bool SoEngine::isNotifying ( ) const
inline

Definition at line 170 of file SoEngine.h.

◆ notify()

virtual void SoEngine::notify ( SoNotList list)
virtual

Reimplemented from SoFieldContainer.

◆ readInstance()

virtual bool SoEngine::readInstance ( SoInput in,
unsigned short  flags 
)
protectedvirtual

Reimplemented from SoFieldContainer.

Reimplemented in SoElapsedTime, SoOneShot, and SoTimeCounter.

◆ shouldCopy()

bool SoEngine::shouldCopy ( ) const

◆ writeInstance()

virtual void SoEngine::writeInstance ( SoOutput out)
virtual

Reimplemented from SoFieldContainer.

Reimplemented in SoElapsedTime, SoOneShot, and SoTimeCounter.

◆ writeOutputTypes()

void SoEngine::writeOutputTypes ( SoOutput out)
protected

Friends And Related Symbol Documentation

◆ SoEngineOutput

friend class SoEngineOutput
friend

Definition at line 199 of file SoEngine.h.


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