SoBaseKit Class Reference
NodeKit Classes

The SoBaseKit class is the top level superclass for nodekits. More...

`#include <Inventor/nodekits/SoBaseKit.h>`

Inheritance diagram for SoBaseKit:

## Public Member Functions

virtual SoType | getTypeId (void) const
| SoBaseKit (void)
virtual const SoNodekitCatalog * | getNodekitCatalog (void) const
virtual SoNode * | getPart (const SbName &partname, SbBool makeifneeded)
SbString | getPartString (const SoBase *part)
virtual SoNodeKitPath * | createPathToPart (const SbName &partname, SbBool makeifneeded, const SoPath *pathtoextend=NULL)
virtual SbBool | setPart (const SbName &partname, SoNode *from)
SbBool | set (const char *namevaluepairliststring)
SbBool | set (const char *partnamestring, const char *parameterstring)
virtual void | doAction (SoAction *action)
virtual void | callback (SoCallbackAction *action)
virtual void | GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void | getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action)
virtual void | getMatrix (SoGetMatrixAction *action)
virtual void | handleEvent (SoHandleEventAction *action)
virtual void | rayPick (SoRayPickAction *action)
virtual void | search (SoSearchAction *action)
virtual void | write (SoWriteAction *action)
virtual void | getPrimitiveCount (SoGetPrimitiveCountAction *action)
virtual SoChildList * | getChildren (void) const
void | printDiagram (void)
void | printSubDiagram (const SbName &rootname, int level)
void | printTable (void)
virtual void | addWriteReference (SoOutput *out, SbBool isfromfield=FALSE)
SbBool | forceChildDrivenWriteRefs (SoOutput *out)
Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode
void | setOverride (const SbBool state)
SbBool | isOverride (void) const
void | setNodeType (const NodeType type)
NodeType | getNodeType (void) const
virtual SoNode * | copy (SbBool copyconnections=FALSE) const
virtual SbBool | affectsState (void) const
virtual void | GLRenderBelowPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void | GLRenderInPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void | GLRenderOffPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void | pick (SoPickAction *action)
virtual void | audioRender (SoAudioRenderAction *action)
virtual void | grabEventsSetup (void)
virtual void | grabEventsCleanup (void)
virtual void | startNotify (void)
virtual void | notify (SoNotList *l)
SbUniqueId | getNodeId (void) const
virtual void | writeInstance (SoOutput *out)
virtual SoFieldContainer * | copyThroughConnection (void) const
Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
void | setToDefaults (void)
SbBool | hasDefaultValues (void) const
SbBool | fieldsAreEqual (const SoFieldContainer *container) const
void | copyFieldValues (const SoFieldContainer *container, SbBool copyconnections=FALSE)
SbBool | set (const char *const fielddata)
void | get (SbString &fielddata)
virtual int | getFields (SoFieldList &l) const
virtual int | getAllFields (SoFieldList &l) const
virtual SoField * | getField (const SbName &name) const
virtual SoField * | getEventIn (const SbName &name) const
virtual SoField * | getEventOut (const SbName &name) const
SbBool | getFieldName (const SoField *const field, SbName &name) const
SbBool | enableNotify (const SbBool flag)
SbBool | isNotifyEnabled (void) const
SbBool | set (const char *fielddata, SoInput *input)
void | get (SbString &fielddata, SoOutput *out)
virtual SbBool | validateNewFieldValue (SoField *field, void *newval)
SbBool | getIsBuiltIn (void) const
virtual void | getFieldsMemorySize (size_t &managed, size_t &unmanaged) const
void | setUserData (void *userdata) const
void * | getUserData (void) const
Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase
void | ref (void) const
void | unref (void) const
void | unrefNoDelete (void) const
int32_t | getRefCount (void) const
void | touch (void)
SbBool | isOfType (SoType type) const
| Returns `TRUE` if the type of this object is either of the same type or inherited from type.
virtual SbName | getName (void) const
virtual void | setName (const SbName &newname)
void | addAuditor (void *const auditor, const SoNotRec::Type type)
void | removeAuditor (void *const auditor, const SoNotRec::Type type)
const SoAuditorList & | getAuditors (void) const
SbBool | shouldWrite (void)
void | assertAlive (void) const

## Static Public Member Functions

static SoType | getClassTypeId (void)
static void | initClass (void)
static const SoNodekitCatalog * | getClassNodekitCatalog (void)
static SbBool | isSearchingChildren (void)
static void | setSearchingChildren (const SbBool newval)
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode
static uint32_t | getCompatibilityTypes (const SoType &nodetype)
static SoType | getClassTypeId (void)
static SoNode * | getByName (const SbName &name)
static int | getByName (const SbName &name, SoNodeList &l)
static void | initClass (void)
| Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.
static void | initClasses (void)
static SbUniqueId | getNextNodeId (void)
static int | getActionMethodIndex (const SoType type)
static void | getBoundingBoxS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | GLRenderS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | callbackS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | getMatrixS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | handleEventS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | pickS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | rayPickS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | searchS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | writeS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | audioRenderS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | getPrimitiveCountS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
static void | initClass (void)
| Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.
static SoType | getClassTypeId (void)
| This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.
static void | cleanupClass (void)
static void | initCopyDict (void)
static void | addCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, const SoFieldContainer *copy)
static SoFieldContainer * | checkCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig)
static SoFieldContainer * | findCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, const SbBool copyconnections)
static void | copyDone (void)
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase
static void | initClass (void)
| Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.
static SoType | getClassTypeId (void)
| This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.
static void | addName (SoBase *const base, const char *const name)
static void | removeName (SoBase *const base, const char *const name)
static void | incrementCurrentWriteCounter (void)
static void | decrementCurrentWriteCounter (void)
static SoBase * | getNamedBase (const SbName &name, SoType type)
static int | getNamedBases (const SbName &name, SoBaseList &baselist, SoType type)
static SbBool | read (SoInput *input, SoBase *&base, SoType expectedtype)
static void | setInstancePrefix (const SbString &c)
static void | setTraceRefs (SbBool trace)
static SbBool | getTraceRefs (void)
static SbBool | connectRoute (SoInput *input, const SbName &fromnodename, const SbName &fromfieldname, const SbName &tonodename, const SbName &tofieldname)
static SbBool | readRoute (SoInput *input)

## Protected Member Functions

virtual const SoFieldData * | getFieldData (void) const
virtual | ~SoBaseKit ()
virtual SoNode * | addToCopyDict (void) const
virtual void | copyContents (const SoFieldContainer *fromfc, SbBool copyconnections)
SoGroup * | getContainerNode (const SbName &listname, SbBool makeifneeded=TRUE)
virtual SoNode * | getAnyPart (const SbName &partname, SbBool makeifneeded, SbBool leafcheck=FALSE, SbBool publiccheck=FALSE)
virtual SoNodeKitPath * | createPathToAnyPart (const SbName &partname, SbBool makeifneeded, SbBool leafcheck=FALSE, SbBool publiccheck=FALSE, const SoPath *pathtoextend=NULL)
virtual SbBool | setAnyPart (const SbName &partname, SoNode *from, SbBool anypart=TRUE)
void | createNodekitPartsList (void)
void | createFieldList (void)
virtual void | createDefaultParts (void)
const SoNodekitParts * | getNodekitPartsList (void) const
const SbList< SoSFNode * > & | getCatalogInstances (void) const
void | catalogError (void)
virtual SbBool | setUpConnections (SbBool onoff, SbBool doitalways=FALSE)
virtual SbBool | readInstance (SoInput *in, unsigned short flags)
virtual void | setDefaultOnNonWritingFields (void)
void | countMyFields (SoOutput *out)
virtual SbBool | setPart (const int partNum, SoNode *node)
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode
| SoNode (void)
virtual | ~SoNode ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
| SoFieldContainer (void)
virtual | ~SoFieldContainer ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase
| SoBase (void)
virtual | ~SoBase ()
virtual void | destroy (void)
SbBool | hasMultipleWriteRefs (void) const
SbBool | writeHeader (SoOutput *out, SbBool isgroup, SbBool isengine) const
void | writeFooter (SoOutput *out) const
virtual const char * | getFileFormatName (void) const
virtual SoNotRec | createNotRec (void)

## Static Protected Member Functions

static const SoFieldData ** | getFieldDataPtr (void)
static const SoNodekitCatalog ** | getClassNodekitCatalogPtr (void)
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode
static const SoFieldData ** | getFieldDataPtr (void)
static void | setNextActionMethodIndex (int index)
static int | getNextActionMethodIndex (void)
static void | incNextActionMethodIndex (void)
static void | setCompatibilityTypes (const SoType &nodetype, const uint32_t bitmask)
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase
static uint32_t | getCurrentWriteCounter (void)
static void | staticDataLock (void)
static void | staticDataUnlock (void)

## Protected Attributes

SoSFNode | callbackList
SoChildList * | children
SbBool | connectionsSetUp
Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode
SbUniqueId | uniqueId
Protected Attributes inherited from SoFieldContainer
SbBool | isBuiltIn

## Additional Inherited Members

Public Types inherited from SoNode

enum

NodeType {
INVENTOR = 0x0000 , VRML1 = 0x0001 , VRML2 = 0x0002 , INVENTOR_1 = 0x0004 ,
INVENTOR_2_0 = 0x0008 , INVENTOR_2_1 = 0x0010 , INVENTOR_2_5 = 0x0020 , INVENTOR_2_6 = 0x0040 ,
COIN_1_0 = 0x0080 , COIN_2_0 = 0x0100 , EXTENSION = 0x0200 , COIN_2_2 = 0x0400 ,
COIN_2_3 = 0x0800 , COIN_2_4 = 0x1000 , INVENTOR_5_0 = 0x2000 , COIN_2_5 = 0x4000 ,
COIN_3_0 = 0x8000 , INVENTOR_6_0 = 0x10000 , COIN_4_0 = 0x20000
}

Protected Types inherited from SoBase
enum | BaseFlags { IS_ENGINE = 0x01 , IS_GROUP = 0x02 }
Static Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode
static SbUniqueId | nextUniqueId = 1
static int | nextActionMethodIndex = 0

## Detailed Description

The SoBaseKit class is the top level superclass for nodekits.

Node kits are collections of nodes and other node kits (from here on node kits which are part of some other node kit, will only be referred to as nodes or parts, see catalogs and parts), organized in a way that is convenient for its use. A node kit inherits SoNode and can thus be inserted into a scene graph as any other node.

The organizing of the nodes and node kits of some node kit, is done through catalogs. A node kit's catalog describes the nodes that can be members of the node kit. These members are called parts. Thus a node kit has a catalog describing the parts that it offers to the user.

Each part in the catalog has some values saying something about the part itself and about the role the part plays in the scene graph. Those values are:

Name
  The name of the part.
Type
  The part's node type.
Default Type
  If the part's type is an abstract superclass, this value will hold the default subclass used by this part.
Created by default?
  Holds `TRUE` if the part should be instantiated when the node kit is instantiated, otherwise the part is kept empty until it is set by some of the means applicable.
Parent Name
  The name of the part that is this part's parent.
Right Sibling
  The name of the part that is the part immediately to the right of this part in the node kit scene graph.
Is it a list?
  Holds `TRUE` if the part is a list, otherwise it is `FALSE`. See SoNodeKitListPart for more info on node kit lists.
List Container Type
  The type of group node used to hold the items if the part is a list.
List Element Type
  The types of nodes that is allowed to be held by this part if the part is a list.
Is it public?
  Holds `TRUE` if the part should be publicly available, otherwise it holds `FALSE`.

Node kits use lazy instantiation when it creates its parts. This means that the nodes making up the parts of the nodekit only are created when they are needed. If the "Created by default?" holds TRUE, then the part is created when the node kit itself is instantiated. If not, parts are created when they are requested through SoBaseKit::getPart() or the SO_GET_PART() macro, or created with SoBaseKit::set(). Also, if a part is set with SoBaseKit::setPart() or the SO_SET_PART() macro, any previously uncreated parts above the set part in the hierarchy, are created automatically.

The advantages of using node kits to represent a scene graph are many.

- Since a node kit collects nodes into a single unit, it becomes an extra abstraction layer for the application programmer. Such a layer can represent a model of a human being as one unit where subunits as arms, legs, textures, etc. are contained within. Thus we can instantiate a model of a human by creating an instance of the node kit, instead of having to create a possibly large amount of nodes needed for such a model.
- A part of the node kit doesn't have one specific setup. A shape part can e.g. be swapped with any other shape, since they are of the same type. If the node kit of a human has a part called "head" which is of type SoShape, it might default to a sphere. But if the programmer thinks that a cube might fit better, one can set the "head" part to a cube instead, or maybe a face set representing a complex model of a head.
- Node kits can have as simple or as complex catalogs as needed. The nodes included in the node kit can, if needed, represent the whole range of Inventor features. One part can as easily be of a node kit type, making it possible to create hierarchies of node kits. Having a node kit of a human, it might be feasible to have sub node kits describing the different body parts.
- Node kits are an efficient way of creating scene graphs. If some part of it isn't needed at the moment of node kit instantiation, they aren't created. Thus parts are only created when needed, either by the application or some other part.
- The application code becomes smaller and easier to read, as the node kits provides simple routines for creating and setting parts.
- New node kits can be created through subclassing to obtain simple setups of scene graphs best fitted to the application.

The usage of a node kit is straightforward. Below follows a code example showing some simple SoShapeKit usage.

#include <Inventor/Qt/SoQt.h>
#include <Inventor/Qt/viewers/SoQtExaminerViewer.h>
#include <Inventor/nodekits/SoShapeKit.h>
#include <Inventor/nodes/SoSeparator.h>
#include <Inventor/nodes/SoCube.h>
int
main(int argc, char ** argv)
{
QWidget * window = SoQt::init(argv[0]);
SoQtExaminerViewer * viewer = new SoQtExaminerViewer(window);
// Instantiating a shape kit, by default creating a simple sphere.
SoShapeKit * shapekit = new SoShapeKit;
// Swapping the sphere with a cube.
shapekit->setPart("shape", new SoCube);
// Setting the cube to be rendered in the color red. The shape kit
// has a SoAppearanceKit as one of its parts. The "material" part
// used to set the color of the shape, really belongs the
// appearance kit. If the SoShapeKit::set() is used, it will
// check if some of its sub kits have a part with the name given,
// and delegate the setting to the correct kit.
shapekit->set("material", "diffuseColor 1 0 0");
SoSeparator * newroot = new SoSeparator;
newroot->ref();
newroot->addChild(shapekit);
viewer->setSceneGraph(newroot);
viewer->show();
SoQt::show(window);
SoQt::mainLoop();
delete viewer;
newroot->unref();
return 0;
}
SoBaseKit::setPart
virtual SbBool setPart(const SbName &partname, SoNode *from)
Definition SoBaseKit.cpp:794
SoBaseKit::set
SbBool set(const char *namevaluepairliststring)
Definition SoBaseKit.cpp:852
SoBase::unref
void unref(void) const
Definition SoBase.cpp:530
SoBase::ref
void ref(void) const
Definition SoBase.cpp:478
SoCube
The SoCube class is for rendering cubes.
Definition SoCube.h:42
SoGroup::addChild
virtual void addChild(SoNode *node)
Definition SoGroup.cpp:453
SoSeparator
The SoSeparator class is a state-preserving group node.
Definition SoSeparator.h:44
SoShapeKit
The SoShapeKit class provides templates to insert what is usually needed for shape nodes.
Definition SoShapeKit.h:38

The above code snippet will produce a viewer with a side view to the scene shown below:

Rendering of Example Scenegraph

Notice that the code needed for creating this simple shape using a shape kit, amounts to this:

SoShapeKit * shapekit = new SoShapeKit;
shapekit->setPart("shape", new SoCube);
shapekit->set("material", "diffuseColor 1 0 0");

..while doing it without shape kits amounts to this:

SoSeparator * root = new SoSeparator;
SoMaterial * material = new SoMaterial;
material->diffuseColor.setValue(1,0,0);
root->addChild(material);
root->addChild(new SoCube);
SoMaterial
The SoMaterial class is a node type for setting up material values for scene geometry.
Definition SoMaterial.h:44
SoMaterial::diffuseColor
SoMFColor diffuseColor
Definition SoMaterial.h:54

..so even for this minuscule mock-up example, you save on code verbosity and complexity.

For extending the Coin library with your own classes, we strongly recommend that you make yourself acquainted with the excellent «The Inventor Toolmaker» book (ISBN 0-201-62493-1), which describes the tasks involved in detail. This book was written by the original SGI Inventor designers and explains many of the underlying design ideas, as well as having lots of hands-on examples on how to extend the Coin toolkit in ways that are true to the fundamental design ideas. («The Inventor Toolmaker» is also available at SGI's online library, at no cost. See Download The Inventor Toolmaker.) Reading the source code of the built-in classes in Coin should also prove very helpful.

Following is a complete example of a node kit extension. The node kit is a kit which automatically scales a shape so it will be the same size in screen pixels, no matter which distance it is from the camera. This is useful for marker graphics. The shape defaults to a cube, but can be set by the programmer to any shape or scene subgraph.

The header file:

// Copyright (C) Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies. All rights reserved.
#ifndef COIN_SHAPESCALE_H
#define COIN_SHAPESCALE_H
#include <Inventor/nodekits/SoSubKit.h>
#include <Inventor/nodekits/SoBaseKit.h>
#include <Inventor/fields/SoSFFloat.h>
class SbViewport;
class SoState;
class SbColor;
class SbVec2s;
class ShapeScale : public SoBaseKit {
typedef SoBaseKit inherited;
SO_KIT_HEADER(ShapeScale);
SO_KIT_CATALOG_ENTRY_HEADER(topSeparator);
SO_KIT_CATALOG_ENTRY_HEADER(scale);
SO_KIT_CATALOG_ENTRY_HEADER(shape);
public:
ShapeScale(void);
static void initClass(void);
SoSFFloat active;
SoSFFloat projectedSize;
protected:
virtual void GLRender(SoGLRenderAction * action);
virtual ~ShapeScale();
};
#endif // ! SHAPESCALE_H
SbColor
The SbColor class contains the red, green and blue components which make up a color value.
Definition SbColor.h:39
SbVec2s
The SbVec2s class is a 2 dimensional vector with short integer coordinates.
Definition SbVec2s.h:51
SoBaseKit::initClass
static void initClass(void)
Definition SoBaseKit.cpp:678
SoBaseKit::GLRender
virtual void GLRender(SoGLRenderAction *action)
Definition SoBaseKit.cpp:1008
SoBaseKit::SoBaseKit
SoBaseKit(void)
Definition SoBaseKit.cpp:630
SoGLRenderAction
The SoGLRenderAction class renders the scene graph with OpenGL calls.
Definition SoGLRenderAction.h:50
SoSFFloat
The SoSFFloat class is a container for a floating point value.
Definition SoSFFloat.h:39
SoState
The SoState class manages the Coin scene graph traversal state data.
Definition SoState.h:44

The source code for the example:

// Copyright (C) Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies. All rights reserved.
// The ShapeScale class is used for scaling a shape based on
// projected size.
//
// This nodekit can be inserted in your scene graph to add for
// instance 3D markers that will be of a constant projected size.
//
// The marker shape is stored in the "shape" part. Any kind of node
// can be used, even group nodes with several shapes, but the
// marker shape should be approximately of unit size, and with a
// center position in (0, 0, 0).
// SoSFFloat ShapeScale::active
// Turns the scaling on/off. Default value is TRUE.
// SoSFFloat ShapeScale::projectedSize
// The requested projected size of the shape. Default value is 5.0.
#include "ShapeScale.h"
#include <Inventor/actions/SoGLRenderAction.h>
#include <Inventor/nodes/SoShape.h>
#include <Inventor/nodes/SoScale.h>
#include <Inventor/nodes/SoCube.h>
#include <Inventor/nodes/SoSeparator.h>
#include <Inventor/elements/SoViewVolumeElement.h>
#include <Inventor/elements/SoViewportRegionElement.h>
#include <Inventor/elements/SoModelMatrixElement.h>
SO_KIT_SOURCE(ShapeScale);
// Constructor.
ShapeScale::ShapeScale(void)
{
SO_KIT_CONSTRUCTOR(ShapeScale);
SO_KIT_ADD_FIELD(active, (TRUE));
SO_KIT_ADD_FIELD(projectedSize, (5.0f));
SO_KIT_ADD_CATALOG_ENTRY(topSeparator, SoSeparator, FALSE, this, \x0, FALSE);
SO_KIT_ADD_CATALOG_ABSTRACT_ENTRY(shape, SoNode, SoCube, TRUE, topSeparator, \x0, TRUE);
SO_KIT_ADD_CATALOG_ENTRY(scale, SoScale, FALSE, topSeparator, shape, FALSE);
SO_KIT_INIT_INSTANCE();
}
// Destructor.
ShapeScale::~ShapeScale()
{
}
// Initializes this class. Call before using it.
void
ShapeScale::initClass(void)
{
SO_KIT_INIT_CLASS(ShapeScale, SoBaseKit, "BaseKit");
}
static void
update_scale(SoScale * scale, const SbVec3f & v)
{
// only write to field when scaling has changed.
if (scale->scaleFactor.getValue() != v) {
scale->scaleFactor = v;
}
}
// Overridden to (re)initialize scaling before rendering marker.
void
ShapeScale::GLRender(SoGLRenderAction * action)
{
SoState * state = action->getState();
SoScale * scale = (SoScale*) this->getAnyPart(SbName("scale"), TRUE);
if (!this->active.getValue()) {
update_scale(scale, SbVec3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f));
}
else {
const SbViewportRegion & vp = SoViewportRegionElement::get(state);
const SbViewVolume & vv = SoViewVolumeElement::get(state);
SbVec3f center(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
float nsize = this->projectedSize.getValue() / float(vp.getViewportSizePixels()[1]);
SoModelMatrixElement::get(state).multVecMatrix(center, center); // transform to WCS
float scalefactor = vv.getWorldToScreenScale(center, nsize);
update_scale(scale, SbVec3f(scalefactor, scalefactor, scalefactor));
}
inherited::GLRender(action);
}
SbMatrix::multVecMatrix
void multVecMatrix(const SbVec3f &src, SbVec3f &dst) const
Definition SbMatrix.cpp:1457
SbViewVolume::getWorldToScreenScale
float getWorldToScreenScale(const SbVec3f &worldCenter, float normRadius) const
Definition SbViewVolume.cpp:365
SbViewportRegion::getViewportSizePixels
const SbVec2s & getViewportSizePixels(void) const
Definition SbViewportRegion.cpp:435
SoAction::getState
SoState * getState(void) const
Definition SoAction.cpp:1084
SoBaseKit::getAnyPart
virtual SoNode * getAnyPart(const SbName &partname, SbBool makeifneeded, SbBool leafcheck=FALSE, SbBool publiccheck=FALSE)
Definition SoBaseKit.cpp:1696
SoModelMatrixElement::get
static const SbMatrix & get(SoState *const state)
Definition SoModelMatrixElement.cpp:310
SoNode::SoNode
SoNode(void)
Definition SoNode.cpp:417
SoNode::GLRender
virtual void GLRender(SoGLRenderAction *action)
Definition SoNode.cpp:1003
SoScale
The SoScale class is a node type for scaling scene graph geometry.
Definition SoScale.h:40
SoScale::scaleFactor
SoSFVec3f scaleFactor
Definition SoScale.h:49
SoViewVolumeElement::get
static const SbViewVolume & get(SoState *const state)
FIXME: write doc.
Definition SoViewVolumeElement.cpp:93
SoViewportRegionElement::get
static const SbViewportRegion & get(SoState *const state)
FIXME: write doc.
Definition SoViewportRegionElement.cpp:121

And a complete example showing how one can use this node kit:

// Copyright (C) Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies. All rights reserved.
#include <Inventor/Qt/SoQt.h>
#include <Inventor/Qt/viewers/SoQtExaminerViewer.h>
#include <Inventor/SoInput.h>
#include <Inventor/SoOutput.h>
#include <Inventor/SoPickedPoint.h>
#include <Inventor/actions/SoRayPickAction.h>
#include <Inventor/events/SoMouseButtonEvent.h>
#include <Inventor/nodes/SoBaseColor.h>
#include <Inventor/nodes/SoCube.h>
#include <Inventor/nodes/SoEventCallback.h>
#include <Inventor/nodes/SoSeparator.h>
#include <Inventor/nodes/SoSwitch.h>
#include <Inventor/nodes/SoTranslation.h>
#include <cassert>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>
#include "ShapeScale.h"
// Returns random value between 0.0f and 1.0f.
static float
normalized_rand(void)
{
return float(rand())/float(RAND_MAX);
}
static SoSeparator *
construct_new_marker(const SbVec3f & v)
{
SoSeparator * markerroot = new SoSeparator;
SoTranslation * t = new SoTranslation;
t->translation = v;
markerroot->addChild(t);
ShapeScale * kit = new ShapeScale;
kit->active = TRUE;
kit->projectedSize = 5.0f;
// create the marker
SoSeparator * markersep = new SoSeparator;
SoBaseColor * mat = new SoBaseColor;
mat->rgb.setValue(normalized_rand(), normalized_rand(), normalized_rand());
markersep->addChild(mat);
// marker shape should be unit size, with center in (0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)
SoCube * cube = new SoCube;
cube->width = 1.0f;
cube->height = 1.0f;
cube->depth = 1.0f;
markersep->addChild(cube);
kit->setPart("shape", markersep);
markerroot->addChild(kit);
return markerroot;
}
static void
event_cb(void * ud, SoEventCallback * n)
{
const SoMouseButtonEvent * mbe = (SoMouseButtonEvent *)n->getEvent();
if (mbe->getButton() == SoMouseButtonEvent::BUTTON1 &&
mbe->getState() == SoButtonEvent::DOWN) {
SoQtExaminerViewer * viewer = (SoQtExaminerViewer *)ud;
SoRayPickAction rp(viewer->getViewportRegion());
rp.setPoint(mbe->getPosition());
rp.apply(viewer->getSceneManager()->getSceneGraph());
SoPickedPoint * point = rp.getPickedPoint();
if (point == NULL) {
(void)fprintf(stderr, "\n** miss! **\n\n");
return;
}
n->setHandled();
const SoPath * p = rp.getCurPath();
for (int i = 0; i < p->getLength(); i++) {
SoNode * n = p->getNodeFromTail(i);
if (n->isOfType(SoGroup::getClassTypeId())) {
SoGroup * g = (SoGroup *)n;
g->addChild(construct_new_marker(point->getPoint()));
break;
}
}
}
}
void
show_instructions(void)
{
(void)fprintf(stdout,
"\nThis example program demonstrates the use of the ShapeScale nodekit.\n"
"\nQuick instructions:\n\n"
" * place the marker by clicking on a shape with the left mouse button\n"
" * hit ESC to toggle back and forth to view mode\n"
" * zoom back and forth to see how the markers stay the same size\n\n");
}
int
main(int argc, char ** argv)
{
if (argc != 2) {
(void) fprintf(stderr,"\nSpecify an Inventor file as argument.\n");
return -1;
}
QWidget * window = SoQt::init(argv[0]);
ShapeScale::initClass(); // init our extension nodekit
SoQtExaminerViewer * ex1 = new SoQtExaminerViewer(window);
SoInput input;
SbBool ok = input.openFile(argv[1]);
if (!ok) {
(void) fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open file: %s\n", argv[1]);
return -1;
}
SoSeparator * root = SoDB::readAll(&input);
if (root == NULL) {
(void) fprintf(stderr, "Unable to read file: %s\n", argv[1]);
return -1;
}
show_instructions();
SoSeparator * newroot = new SoSeparator;
newroot->ref();
newroot->addChild(root);
// create event callback and marker nodes
SoSeparator * sep = new SoSeparator;
newroot->addChild(sep);
SoEventCallback * ecb = new SoEventCallback;
ecb->addEventCallback(SoMouseButtonEvent::getClassTypeId(), event_cb, ex1);
sep->addChild(ecb);
ex1->setSceneGraph(newroot);
ex1->setTransparencyType(SoGLRenderAction::SORTED_OBJECT_BLEND);
ex1->setViewing(FALSE);
ex1->show();
SoQt::show(window);
SoQt::mainLoop();
delete ex1;
newroot->unref();
return 0;
}
SbVec3f
The SbVec3f class is a 3 dimensional vector with floating point coordinates.
Definition SbVec3f.h:51
SoBaseColor
The SoBaseColor class provides a node type for convenient setting of the base material color.
Definition SoBaseColor.h:41
SoBaseColor::rgb
SoMFColor rgb
Definition SoBaseColor.h:50
SoBase::isOfType
SbBool isOfType(SoType type) const
Returns TRUE if the type of this object is either of the same type or inherited from type.
Definition SoBase.cpp:631
SoButtonEvent::DOWN
@ DOWN
Definition SoButtonEvent.h:52
SoButtonEvent::getState
State getState(void) const
Definition SoButtonEvent.cpp:116
SoCube::width
SoSFFloat width
Definition SoCube.h:51
SoCube::depth
SoSFFloat depth
Definition SoCube.h:53
SoCube::height
SoSFFloat height
Definition SoCube.h:52
SoDB::readAll
static SoSeparator * readAll(SoInput *input)
Definition SoDB.cpp:682
SoEventCallback::getEvent
const SoEvent * getEvent(void) const
Definition SoEventCallback.cpp:230
SoEventCallback::setHandled
void setHandled(void)
Definition SoEventCallback.cpp:264
SoEventCallback::addEventCallback
void addEventCallback(SoType eventtype, SoEventCallbackCB *f, void *userdata=NULL)
Definition SoEventCallback.cpp:177
SoEvent::getPosition
const SbVec2s & getPosition(void) const
Definition SoEvent.cpp:201
SoGLRenderAction::SORTED_OBJECT_BLEND
@ SORTED_OBJECT_BLEND
Definition SoGLRenderAction.h:64
SoGroup::getClassTypeId
static SoType getClassTypeId(void)
Definition SoGroup.cpp:244
SoInput::openFile
virtual SbBool openFile(const char *fileName, SbBool okIfNotFound=FALSE)
Definition SoInput.cpp:495
SoMouseButtonEvent::BUTTON1
@ BUTTON1
Definition SoMouseButtonEvent.h:56
SoMouseButtonEvent::getButton
Button getButton(void) const
Definition SoMouseButtonEvent.cpp:147
SoMouseButtonEvent::getClassTypeId
static SoType getClassTypeId(void)
Definition SoMouseButtonEvent.cpp:100
SoPath::getNodeFromTail
SoNode * getNodeFromTail(const int index) const
Definition SoPath.cpp:451
SoPath::getLength
int getLength(void) const
Definition SoPath.cpp:508
SoPickedPoint::getPoint
const SbVec3f & getPoint() const
Definition SoPickedPoint.cpp:155
SoTranslation
The SoTranslation class is a node type for specifying geometry translations.
Definition SoTranslation.h:40
SoTranslation::translation
SoSFVec3f translation
Definition SoTranslation.h:49

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

## SoBaseKit()

SoBaseKit::SoBaseKit | ( | void |  | ) |

Constructor.

This is the top-level superclass of all node kit and dragger classes. The catalog structure of SoBaseKit is as follows:

    CLASS SoBaseKit
    -->"this"
    -->   "callbackList"

(See SoBaseKit::printDiagram() for information about the output formatting.)

Detailed information on catalog parts:

    CLASS SoBaseKit
    PVT   "this",  SoBaseKit  ---
          "callbackList",  SoNodeKitListPart [ SoCallback, SoEventCallback ]

(See SoBaseKit::printTable() for information about the output formatting.)

As can be seen from the catalog, all node kits can have a callback node in front of all other nodes in the kit. This is handy for catching events that should go to application processing.

## ~SoBaseKit()

SoBaseKit::~SoBaseKit | ( |  | ) |

protected virtual

Destructor.

## Member Function Documentation

## getClassTypeId()

SoType SoBaseKit::getClassTypeId | ( | void |  | ) |

static

This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.

## getTypeId()

SoType SoBaseKit::getTypeId | ( | void |  | ) | const

virtual

Returns the type identification of an object derived from a class inheriting SoBase. This is used for runtime type checking and "downward" casting.

Implements SoBase.

Reimplemented in SoAppearanceKit, SoCameraKit, SoCenterballDragger, SoDirectionalLightDragger, SoDragger, SoDragPointDragger, SoForeignFileKit, SoHandleBoxDragger, SoInteractionKit, SoJackDragger, SoLightKit, SoNodeVisualize, SoPointLightDragger, SoProfilerOverlayKit, SoProfilerTopKit, SoProfilerVisualizeKit, SoRotateCylindricalDragger, SoRotateDiscDragger, SoRotateSphericalDragger, SoScale1Dragger, SoScale2Dragger, SoScale2UniformDragger, SoScaleUniformDragger, SoSceneKit, SoScrollingGraphKit, SoSeparatorKit, SoShapeKit, SoSpotLightDragger, SoSTLFileKit, SoTabBoxDragger, SoTabPlaneDragger, SoTrackballDragger, SoTransformBoxDragger, SoTransformerDragger, SoTranslate1Dragger, SoTranslate2Dragger, and SoWrapperKit.

## getFieldDataPtr()

const SoFieldData ** SoBaseKit::getFieldDataPtr | ( | void |  | ) |

static protected

This API member is considered internal to the library, as it is not likely to be of interest to the application programmer.
Returns the SoFieldData class which holds information about fields in this node.

## getFieldData()

const SoFieldData * SoBaseKit::getFieldData | ( | void |  | ) | const

protected virtual

Returns a pointer to the class-wide field data storage object for this instance. If no fields are present, returns `NULL`.

Reimplemented from SoFieldContainer.

Reimplemented in SoAppearanceKit, SoCameraKit, SoCenterballDragger, SoDirectionalLightDragger, SoDragger, SoDragPointDragger, SoForeignFileKit, SoHandleBoxDragger, SoInteractionKit, SoJackDragger, SoLightKit, SoNodeVisualize, SoPointLightDragger, SoProfilerOverlayKit, SoProfilerTopKit, SoProfilerVisualizeKit, SoRotateCylindricalDragger, SoRotateDiscDragger, SoRotateSphericalDragger, SoScale1Dragger, SoScale2Dragger, SoScale2UniformDragger, SoScaleUniformDragger, SoSceneKit, SoScrollingGraphKit, SoSeparatorKit, SoShapeKit, SoSpotLightDragger, SoSTLFileKit, SoTabBoxDragger, SoTabPlaneDragger, SoTrackballDragger, SoTransformBoxDragger, SoTransformerDragger, SoTranslate1Dragger, SoTranslate2Dragger, and SoWrapperKit.

## initClass()

void SoBaseKit::initClass | ( | void |  | ) |

static

## getClassNodekitCatalog()

const SoNodekitCatalog * SoBaseKit::getClassNodekitCatalog | ( | void |  | ) |

static

Returns the nodekit catalog which defines the layout of this class' kit.

## getNodekitCatalog()

const SoNodekitCatalog * SoBaseKit::getNodekitCatalog | ( | void |  | ) | const

virtual

Returns the nodekit catalog which defines the layout of this class' kit.

Reimplemented in SoAppearanceKit, SoCameraKit, SoCenterballDragger, SoDirectionalLightDragger, SoDragger, SoDragPointDragger, SoForeignFileKit, SoHandleBoxDragger, SoInteractionKit, SoJackDragger, SoLightKit, SoNodeVisualize, SoPointLightDragger, SoProfilerOverlayKit, SoProfilerTopKit, SoProfilerVisualizeKit, SoRotateCylindricalDragger, SoRotateDiscDragger, SoRotateSphericalDragger, SoScale1Dragger, SoScale2Dragger, SoScale2UniformDragger, SoScaleUniformDragger, SoSceneKit, SoScrollingGraphKit, SoSeparatorKit, SoShapeKit, SoSpotLightDragger, SoSTLFileKit, SoTabBoxDragger, SoTabPlaneDragger, SoTrackballDragger, SoTransformBoxDragger, SoTransformerDragger, SoTranslate1Dragger, SoTranslate2Dragger, and SoWrapperKit.

## getPart()

SoNode * SoBaseKit::getPart | ( | const SbName & | partname,
|  | SbBool | makeifneeded )

virtual

Returns a pointer to the node part with partname.

This method calls SoBaseKit::getAnyPart() with leafcheck and publiccheck both set to `TRUE`.

See the documentation of SoBaseKit::getAnyPart() for information on how to use partname and makeifneeded, and what you can expect to get returned from this method.

## getPartString()

SbString SoBaseKit::getPartString | ( | const SoBase * | part | ) |

Returns the full path name to a catalog part, given the part's current item pointer.

## createPathToPart()

SoNodeKitPath * SoBaseKit::createPathToPart | ( | const SbName & | partname,
|  | SbBool | makeifneeded,
|  | const SoPath * | pathtoextend = NULL )

virtual

Calls SoBaseKit::createPathToAnyPart() with leafcheck `TRUE`, and publiccheck `TRUE` (and other arguments as given to this function).

See SoBaseKit::createPathToAnyPart() for documentation.

## setPart() [1/2]

SbBool SoBaseKit::setPart | ( | const SbName & | partname,
|  | SoNode * | from )

virtual

Sets the catalog part given by partname to the from node pointer.

Reimplemented in SoInteractionKit.

## set() [1/2]

SbBool SoBaseKit::set | ( | const char * | namevaluepairliststring | ) |

Sets nodekit part field values. The input argument string is of the format:

partname {
fieldname fieldval
fieldname fieldval
[...]
}
partname {
fieldname fieldval
fieldname fieldval
[...]
}
[...]

(Whitespace layout is ignored, as always for Inventor format input strings.)

Here's an example, changing several values of the camera part of an SoCameraKit instance:

kit->set("camera { heightAngle 0.3927 nearDistance 1.1 farDistance 999.9 }");

## set() [2/2]

SbBool SoBaseKit::set | ( | const char * | partnamestring,
|  | const char * | parameterstring )

This just overloads the other SoBaseKit::set() method, and provides a way to set a part value by using a separate input argument for the name of the part and the name of the field (i.e. parameter) settings.

## doAction()

void SoBaseKit::doAction | ( | SoAction * | action | ) |

virtual

This function performs the typical operation of a node for any action.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

## callback()

void SoBaseKit::callback | ( | SoCallbackAction * | action | ) |

virtual

Action method for SoCallbackAction.

Simply updates the state according to how the node behaves for the render action, so the application programmer can use the SoCallbackAction for extracting information about the scene graph.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

Reimplemented in SoDragger.

## GLRender()

void SoBaseKit::GLRender | ( | SoGLRenderAction * | action | ) |

virtual

Action method for the SoGLRenderAction.

This is called during rendering traversals. Nodes influencing the rendering state in any way or want to throw geometry primitives at OpenGL override this method.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

Reimplemented in SoDragger, and SoTabPlaneDragger.

## getBoundingBox()

void SoBaseKit::getBoundingBox | ( | SoGetBoundingBoxAction * | action | ) |

virtual

Action method for the SoGetBoundingBoxAction.

Calculates bounding box and center coordinates for node and modifies the values of the action to encompass the bounding box for this node and to shift the center point for the scene more towards the one for this node.

Nodes influencing how geometry nodes calculate their bounding box also override this method to change the relevant state variables.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

Reimplemented in SoCenterballDragger, and SoDragger.

## getMatrix()

void SoBaseKit::getMatrix | ( | SoGetMatrixAction * | action | ) |

virtual

Action method for SoGetMatrixAction.

Updates action by accumulating with the transformation matrix of this node (if any).

Reimplemented from SoNode.

Reimplemented in SoCenterballDragger, and SoDragger.

## handleEvent()

void SoBaseKit::handleEvent | ( | SoHandleEventAction * | action | ) |

virtual

Action method for SoHandleEventAction.

Inspects the event data from action, and processes it if it is something which this node should react to.

Nodes influencing relevant state variables for how event handling is done also override this method.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

Reimplemented in SoDragger, and SoNodeVisualize.

## rayPick()

void SoBaseKit::rayPick | ( | SoRayPickAction * | action | ) |

virtual

Action method for SoRayPickAction.

Checks the ray specification of the action and tests for intersection with the data of the node.

Nodes influencing relevant state variables for how picking is done also override this method.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

Reimplemented in SoDragger.

## search()

void SoBaseKit::search | ( | SoSearchAction * | action | ) |

virtual

Action method for SoSearchAction.

Compares the search criteria from the action to see if this node is a match. Searching is done by matching up all criteria set up in the SoSearchAction – if any of the requested criteria is a miss, the search is not deemed successful for the node.

See also
  SoSearchAction

Reimplemented from SoNode.

Reimplemented in SoDragger.

## write()

void SoBaseKit::write | ( | SoWriteAction * | action | ) |

virtual

Action method for SoWriteAction.

Writes out a node object, and any connected nodes, engines etc, if necessary.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

Reimplemented in SoDragger.

## getPrimitiveCount()

void SoBaseKit::getPrimitiveCount | ( | SoGetPrimitiveCountAction * | action | ) |

virtual

Action method for the SoGetPrimitiveCountAction.

Calculates the number of triangle, line segment and point primitives for the node and adds these to the counters of the action.

Nodes influencing how geometry nodes calculate their primitive count also override this method to change the relevant state variables.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

Reimplemented in SoDragger.

## getChildren()

SoChildList * SoBaseKit::getChildren | ( | void |  | ) | const

virtual

Returns list of children for this node.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

## printDiagram()

void SoBaseKit::printDiagram | ( | void |  | ) |

Print out the full nodekit catalog structure. Just invokes SoBaseKit::printSubDiagram() on the catalog root. Useful for debugging.

Example output:

    CLASS SoWrapperKit
    -->"this"
          "callbackList"
          "topSeparator"
             "pickStyle"
             "appearance"
             "units"
             "transform"
             "texture2Transform"
             "childList"
    -->      "localTransform"
    -->      "contents"

The arrows denote new entries in the catalog for the particular class versus its superclass. (Apart from the root entry, of course.)

For a more detailed catalog dump, see SoBaseKit::printTable().

## printSubDiagram()

void SoBaseKit::printSubDiagram | ( | const SbName & | rootname,
|  | int | level )

Print out the nodekit catalog structure from rootname and downwards in the catalog tree, with indentation starting at level.

See also
  printDiagram()

## printTable()

void SoBaseKit::printTable | ( | void |  | ) |

Write the complete nodekit catalog in table form.

Example output:

    CLASS SoWrapperKit
    PVT   "this",  SoWrapperKit  ---
          "callbackList",  SoNodeKitListPart [ SoCallback, SoEventCallback ]
    PVT   "topSeparator",  SoSeparator  ---
          "pickStyle",  SoPickStyle  ---
          "appearance",  SoAppearanceKit  ---
          "units",  SoUnits  ---
          "transform",  SoTransform  ---
          "texture2Transform",  SoTexture2Transform  ---
          "childList",  SoNodeKitListPart [ SoShapeKit, SoSeparatorKit ]
          "localTransform",  SoTransform  ---
          "contents",  SoSeparator  ---

`PVT` denotes that it is a private entry in the catalog, then follows the part name and the part type. If the part is a list, the allowed node types for the list is given in square brackets, and if not there's a triple hyphen. If the part type is abstract, the default part type will be listed last (not shown in the example output above).

## addWriteReference()

void SoBaseKit::addWriteReference | ( | SoOutput * | out,
|  | SbBool | isfromfield = FALSE )

virtual

This method is used during the first write pass of a write action to count the number of references to this object in the scene graph.

Reimplemented from SoFieldContainer.

## forceChildDrivenWriteRefs()

SbBool SoBaseKit::forceChildDrivenWriteRefs | ( | SoOutput * | out | ) |

Returns `TRUE` if kit should write. This happens if shouldWrite() returns `TRUE`, or if any of the children (recursively) should write.

## isSearchingChildren()

SbBool SoBaseKit::isSearchingChildren | ( | void |  | ) |

static

Returns the value of the flag indicating whether or not the kit parts are searched during SoSearchAction traversal.

See also
  SoBaseKit::setSearchingChildren()

## setSearchingChildren()

void SoBaseKit::setSearchingChildren | ( | const SbBool | newval | ) |

static

Set whether or not the kit parts should be searched during SoSearchAction traversal. The default value is `FALSE`.

## getClassNodekitCatalogPtr()

const SoNodekitCatalog ** SoBaseKit::getClassNodekitCatalogPtr | ( | void |  | ) |

static protected

Returns the pointer to the pointer of the nodekit catalog for this class.

## addToCopyDict()

SoNode * SoBaseKit::addToCopyDict | ( | void |  | ) | const

protected virtual

Add a copy of this node and (recursively) all children to the copy dictionary of SoFieldContainer if this has not already been done.

Used internally during copy operations.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

## copyContents()

void SoBaseKit::copyContents | ( | const SoFieldContainer * | from,
|  | SbBool | copyconnections )

protected virtual

Makes a deep copy of all data of from into this instance, except external scene graph references if copyconnections is `FALSE`.

This is the method that should be overridden by extension node / engine / dragger / whatever subclasses which need to account for internal data that are not handled automatically.

For copying nodes from application code, you should not invoke this function directly, but rather call the SoNode::copy() function:

SoNode * mynewnode = templatenode->copy();

The same also goes for engines.

Make sure that when you override the copyContents() method in your extension class that you also make it call upwards to its parent superclass in the inheritance hierarchy, as copyContents() in for instance SoNode and SoFieldContainer does important work. It should go something like this:

void
MyCoinExtensionNode::copyContents(const SoFieldContainer * from,
SbBool copyconnections)
{
// let parent superclasses do their thing (copy fields, copy
// instance name, etc.)
SoNode::copyContents(from, copyconnections);
// [..then copy internal data..]
}
SoFieldContainer::SoFieldContainer
SoFieldContainer(void)
Definition SoFieldContainer.cpp:133
SoNode::copyContents
virtual void copyContents(const SoFieldContainer *from, SbBool copyconnections)
Definition SoNode.cpp:1483

Reimplemented from SoNode.

Reimplemented in SoInteractionKit, SoRotateCylindricalDragger, and SoRotateSphericalDragger.

## getContainerNode()

SoGroup * SoBaseKit::getContainerNode | ( | const SbName & | listname,
|  | SbBool | makeifneeded = TRUE )

protected

Returns a pointer to the group node above an SoNodeKitListPart in the catalog given by listname.

If the list part (and its container) was not yet constructed, they will be so if makeifneeded is `TRUE` (otherwise, `NULL` will be returned).

## getAnyPart()

SoNode * SoBaseKit::getAnyPart | ( | const SbName & | partname,
|  | SbBool | makeifneeded,
|  | SbBool | leafcheck = FALSE,
|  | SbBool | publiccheck = FALSE )

protected virtual

Returns catalog part of the given partname.

If the partname part is not in the nodekit's catalog, return `NULL`.

If the part is specified in the catalog, but has not yet been made, the function will either construct the part (if makeifneeded is `TRUE`) or just return `NULL` (if makeifneeded is `FALSE`).

If leafcheck is `TRUE`, a pointer to the part will only be returned if it is a leaf in the catalog (otherwise `NULL` is returned).

If publiccheck is `TRUE`, a pointer to the part will only be returned if it is a public catalog part (otherwise `NULL` is returned).

The partname input argument should be given as a "path" of catalog part names down to the wanted leaf part. The syntax for specifying partname "paths" is as follows (given in Backus-Naur Form (BNF)):

    BNF:

    partname = singlename | compoundname
    compoundname = singlename | compoundname.singlename
    singlename = singlepartname | singlelistelementname
    singlelistelementname = singlelistname[idx]

    singlepartname is name of a part ("ordinary", nodekit or list)
    singlelistname is name of a part which is a list
    idx is an integer value

## createPathToAnyPart()

SoNodeKitPath * SoBaseKit::createPathToAnyPart | ( | const SbName & | partname,
|  | SbBool | makeifneeded,
|  | SbBool | leafcheck = FALSE,
|  | SbBool | publiccheck = FALSE,
|  | const SoPath * | pathtoextend = NULL )

protected virtual

Return path with nested SoNodeKit instances down in the catalog hierarchy given by partname.

If the trailing part has not been made and makeifneeded is `TRUE`, make an instance of the part type and insert into the catalog, as done in setAnyPart().

If leafcheck is `TRUE`, ignore non-leaf catalog node entries. If publiccheck is `TRUE`, ignore private catalog entries.

pathtoextend is a path through the nodekit instance catalog hierarchy, where we should pick up and continue to create the path from where pathtoextend terminates. If pathtoextend is `NULL`, we simply start at the "this" top level node.

Returns `NULL` on failure, for any of the possible reasons described above (part ends in non-leaf or private catalog entry, part is not syntactically valid or refers to non-existing catalog entries).

## setAnyPart()

SbBool SoBaseKit::setAnyPart | ( | const SbName & | partname,
|  | SoNode * | from,
|  | SbBool | anypart = TRUE )

protected virtual

This API member is considered internal to the library, as it is not likely to be of interest to the application programmer.

## createNodekitPartsList()

void SoBaseKit::createNodekitPartsList | ( | void |  | ) |

protected

Not part of the Coin API.

It is supposed to create the SoNodekitParts class instance. Since this class can only be used by SoBaseKit (all members are private, with SoBaseKit as friend), we decided to not support this class, and solve the problem of recording which parts are created in an alternative way.

## createFieldList()

void SoBaseKit::createFieldList | ( | void |  | ) |

protected

Replaces the createNodekitPartsList() method.

Sets up the list of SoSFNode fields with node pointers to the instances in our catalog.

## createDefaultParts()

void SoBaseKit::createDefaultParts | ( | void |  | ) |

protected virtual

This API member is considered internal to the library, as it is not likely to be of interest to the application programmer.

## getNodekitPartsList()

const SoNodekitParts * SoBaseKit::getNodekitPartsList | ( | void |  | ) | const

protected

In Open Inventor, this method returns a pointer to a private class. It will always return `NULL` in Coin.

See also
  createNodekitPartsList()

## getCatalogInstances()

const SbList< SoSFNode * > & SoBaseKit::getCatalogInstances | ( | void |  | ) | const

protected

This API member is considered internal to the library, as it is not likely to be of interest to the application programmer.

## catalogError()

void SoBaseKit::catalogError | ( | void |  | ) |

protected

Obsoleted from the API in Coin.

## setUpConnections()

SbBool SoBaseKit::setUpConnections | ( | SbBool | onoff,
|  | SbBool | doitalways = FALSE )

protected virtual

Sets up all internal connections for instances of this class.

(This method will usually not be of interest to the application programmer, unless you want to extend the library with new custom nodekits or dragger classes. If so, see the SoBaseKit class documentation.)

Reimplemented in SoCenterballDragger, SoDirectionalLightDragger, SoDragPointDragger, SoHandleBoxDragger, SoInteractionKit, SoJackDragger, SoPointLightDragger, SoRotateCylindricalDragger, SoRotateDiscDragger, SoRotateSphericalDragger, SoScale1Dragger, SoScale2Dragger, SoScale2UniformDragger, SoScaleUniformDragger, SoSeparatorKit, SoSpotLightDragger, SoTabBoxDragger, SoTabPlaneDragger, SoTrackballDragger, SoTransformBoxDragger, SoTransformerDragger, SoTranslate1Dragger, and SoTranslate2Dragger.

## readInstance()

SbBool SoBaseKit::readInstance | ( | SoInput * | in,
|  | unsigned short | flags )

protected virtual

This method is mainly intended for internal use during file import operations.

It reads a definition of an instance from the input stream in. The input stream state points to the start of a serialized / persistent representation of an instance of this class type.

`TRUE` or `FALSE` is returned, depending on if the instantiation and configuration of the new object of this class type went OK or not. The import process should be robust and handle corrupted input streams by returning `FALSE`.

flags is used internally during binary import when reading user extension nodes, group nodes or engines.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

Reimplemented in SoInteractionKit.

## setDefaultOnNonWritingFields()

void SoBaseKit::setDefaultOnNonWritingFields | ( | void |  | ) |

protected virtual

(Be aware that this method is unlikely to be of interest to the application programmer who does not want to extend the library with new custom nodekits or draggers. If you indeed are writing extensions, see the information in the SoBaseKit class documentation.)

This is a virtual method, and the code in it should call SoField::setDefault() with argument `TRUE` on part fields that should not be written upon scene graph export operations.

This is typically done when:

1. field value is `NULL` and part is `NULL` by default

2. it is a leaf SoGroup or SoSeparator node with no children

3. it is a leaf listpart with no children and an SoGroup or SoSeparator container

4. it is a non-leaf part and it is of SoGroup type and all fields are at their default values

Subclasses should usually override this to do additional settings for new member fields. From the subclass, do remember to call "upwards" to your superclass' setDefaultOnNonWritingFields() method.

Reimplemented in SoCenterballDragger, SoDirectionalLightDragger, SoDragger, SoDragPointDragger, SoHandleBoxDragger, SoInteractionKit, SoJackDragger, SoPointLightDragger, SoSeparatorKit, SoShapeKit, SoSpotLightDragger, SoTabBoxDragger, SoTabPlaneDragger, SoTrackballDragger, SoTransformBoxDragger, and SoTransformerDragger.

## countMyFields()

void SoBaseKit::countMyFields | ( | SoOutput * | out | ) |

protected

Reference count the write connections to nodes in the catalog.

## setPart() [2/2]

SbBool SoBaseKit::setPart | ( | const int | partnum,
|  | SoNode * | node )

protected virtual

Sets parts, updates nodekit scene graph, and makes sure graph is valid with respect to right siblings and parent. This method is virtual to enable subclasses to detect when a part changes value.

This method is not part of the original SGI Open Inventor API, but is an extension specific to Coin.

Reimplemented in SoInteractionKit.

## Member Data Documentation

## children

SoChildList* SoBaseKit::children

protected

This API member is considered internal to the library, as it is not likely to be of interest to the application programmer.

## connectionsSetUp

SbBool SoBaseKit::connectionsSetUp

protected

This API member is considered internal to the library, as it is not likely to be of interest to the application programmer.

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

- SoBaseKit.h
- SoBaseKit.cpp