SoSpotLight Class Reference

Node representing a spotlight source. More...

#include <Inventor/nodes/SoSpotLight.h>

Inheritance diagram for SoSpotLight:

Fields
SoSFVec3f	location
	Location of the source.
SoSFVec3f	direction
	Principal direction of illumination (center axis of cone).
SoSFFloat	dropOffRate
	Rate of intensity drop-off per change in angle from primary direction: 0 = constant intensity, 1 = very sharp drop-off.
SoSFFloat	cutOffAngle
	direction: 0 = constant intensity, 1 = sharp drop-off
	SoSpotLight ()
	intensity is zero, measured from edge of cone to other edge
virtual void	GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
	Creates a light source during rendering.
static void	initClass ()
virtual	~SoSpotLight ()

Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from SoNode
enum	Stage { FIRST_INSTANCE , PROTO_INSTANCE , OTHER_INSTANCE }
Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode
void	setOverride (bool state)
	Turns override flag on or off.
bool	isOverride () const
	Returns the state of the override flag.
SoNode *	copy (bool copyConnections=FALSE) const
	Creates and returns an exact copy of the node.
virtual bool	affectsState () const
	Returns TRUE if a node has an effect on the state during traversal.
virtual void	doAction (SoAction *action)
	This method performs the "typical" operation of a node for any action.
virtual void	callback (SoCallbackAction *action)
virtual void	getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action)
virtual void	getMatrix (SoGetMatrixAction *action)
virtual void	handleEvent (SoHandleEventAction *action)
virtual void	pick (SoPickAction *action)
virtual void	rayPick (SoRayPickAction *action)
virtual void	search (SoSearchAction *action)
virtual void	write (SoWriteAction *action)
virtual void	GLRenderBelowPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
	These methods make render traversal faster by implementing different rendering paths corresponding to different action path codes.
virtual void	GLRenderInPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void	GLRenderOffPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void	grabEventsSetup ()
	These virtual functions are called when a node gains or loses status as "grabber" of events (see HandleEventAction::setGrabber()).
virtual void	grabEventsCleanup ()
virtual void	startNotify ()
	Initiates notification from an instance.
virtual void	notify (SoNotList *list)
	Propagates modification notification through an instance.
SbNodeIdType	getNodeId () const
	Returns the unique id for a node.
virtual SoChildList *	getChildren () const
	Returns pointer to children, or NULL if none.
virtual void	writeInstance (SoOutput *out)
	Writes instance to SoOutput. (Used for either stage of writing.)
virtual SoNode *	addToCopyDict () const
	Recursively adds this node and all nodes under it to the copy dictionary.
virtual void	copyContents (const SoFieldContainer *fromFC, bool copyConnections)
	Copies the contents of the given node into this instance.
virtual SoFieldContainer *	copyThroughConnection () const
	Copies an instance that is encountered through a field connection.
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 SoField *	getField (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	addWriteReference (SoOutput *out, bool isFromField=FALSE)
	Adds a reference to the instance when writing.
bool	getIsBuiltIn () const
	Returns whether or not instance is considered 'built-in' to the library.
virtual const SoFieldData *	getFieldData () const
	Returns an SoFieldData structure for the node.
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.
void	addAuditor (void *auditor, SoNotRec::Type type)
	Adds/removes an auditor to/from list.
void	removeAuditor (void *auditor, SoNotRec::Type type)
const SoAuditorList &	getAuditors ()
	Returns auditor list– used by SoField and SoEngineOutput to trace forward connections.
int	getRefCount () const
	Returns current reference count.
bool	shouldWrite ()
	Returns TRUE if the instance should be written, based on the write-reference info already accumulated.
static void	initClass ()
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode
static SoType	getClassTypeId ()
	Returns type identifier for the SoNode class.
static SoNode *	getByName (const SbName &name)
	Returns the last node given the specified name.
static int	getByName (const SbName &name, SoNodeList &list)
	Returns the number of nodes with the given name, and adds to list pointers to those nodes.
static void	initClass ()
	Initializes base node class.
static void	initClasses ()
	Initialize ALL Inventor node classes.
static SbNodeIdType	getNextNodeId ()
	Returns the next available unique id.
static int	getActionMethodIndex (SoType t)
	Returns the index of this node in the action/method table, given its type.
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 SoFieldContainer *	checkCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig)
	If a copy of the given instance is in the dictionary, this returns it.
static SoFieldContainer *	findCopy (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 SoBase *	getNamedBase (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.
SoSFBool	on
	Determines whether the source is active or inactive.
SoSFFloat	intensity
	Illumination intensity of light source.
SoSFColor	color
	Light source illumination color.
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...
	SoLight ()
	Makes this abstract.
virtual	~SoLight ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode
	SoNode ()
	Constructor, destructor.
virtual	~SoNode ()
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)
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode
static const SoFieldData **	getFieldDataPtr ()
	This is used by the field-inheritence mechanism, hidden in the SoSubNode macros.
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase
static uint32_t	getCurrentWriteCounter ()
	Returns current write counter.
Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode
SbNodeIdType	uniqueId
	Unique id for this node.
Protected Attributes inherited from SoFieldContainer
bool	isBuiltIn
	Is the subclass a built-in Inventor subclass or an extender subclass?
Static Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode
static SbNodeIdType	nextUniqueId
	Next available unique id.
static int	nextActionMethodIndex
	Next index into the action method table.

Detailed Description

This node defines a spotlight style light source. A spotlight is placed at a fixed location in 3-space and illuminates in a cone along a particular direction. The intensity of the illumination drops off exponentially as a ray of light diverges from this direction toward the edges of the cone. The rate of drop-off and the angle of the cone are controlled by the dropOffRate and cutOffAngle fields.

File Format/Default

SpotLight {
  on TRUE
  intensity 1
  color 1 1 1
  location 0 0 1
  direction 0 0 -1
  dropOffRate 0
  cutOffAngle 0.78539819
}

Action Behavior

SoGLRenderAction
Activates this light (if so specified) during traversal. All shape nodes that come after this light in the scene graph are illuminated by this light. The light's location is affected by the current transformation.

See Also

SoDirectionalLight, SoPointLight

Definition at line 100 of file SoSpotLight.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

SoSpotLight()

SoSpotLight::SoSpotLight

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Creates a spotlight source node with default settings.

References SoEXTENDER.

Referenced by SoSpotLightManip::replaceManip(), and SoSpotLightManip::transferFieldValues().

~SoSpotLight()

virtual SoSpotLight::~SoSpotLight ( )

protectedvirtual

Member Function Documentation

GLRender()

virtual void SoSpotLight::GLRender ( SoGLRenderAction * action )

virtual

Reimplemented from SoNode.

Reimplemented in SoSpotLightManip.

References SoINTERNAL.

initClass()

static void SoSpotLight::initClass ( )

static

Member Data Documentation

cutOffAngle

SoSFFloat SoSpotLight::cutOffAngle

Angle (in radians) outside of which intensity is zero, measured from the center axis of the cone to an edge.

Definition at line 122 of file SoSpotLight.h.

direction

SoSFVec3f SoSpotLight::direction

Definition at line 112 of file SoSpotLight.h.

dropOffRate

SoSFFloat SoSpotLight::dropOffRate

Definition at line 116 of file SoSpotLight.h.

location

SoSFVec3f SoSpotLight::location

Definition at line 109 of file SoSpotLight.h.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• C:/jh/mevislab/4.1.3_0/build/MeVis/ThirdParty/Sources/Inventor/include/Inventor/nodes/SoSpotLight.h